Has any one got pics of a Raymarine Autopilot Drive fitted to an S37 with KAD43's

[DavidJ]

Hiya
Before I buy the kit and venture off to Spain to fit it, I would welcome the reassurance that it will fit. Hence my plea for photographic evidence that the Raymarine Autopilot Universal Drive will fit to the KAD43's on the Sealine S37 ref http://hudsonmarine.co.uk/index.php?module_display=41&pid=141941

http://hudsonmarine.co.uk/images/product_images/Raymarine-E12026.jpg

Any pics anyone?

 

[omega2]

I think you will need a bit more "beef" than that unit?

http://www.vetus.com/media/magentominds/sasdocument/20130129160430_0.pdf

 

[DavidJ]

I think you will need a bit more "beef" than that unit?

http://www.vetus.com/media/magentominds/sasdocument/20130129160430_0.pdf

Thanks for that but it's only operating the spool valve which is what the cable is doing for the hydraulic steering
However I will study your recommendation as an alternative solution
Cheers
David

 

[A_8]

I've got the 43's on outdrives and raymarine autopilot but my drive unit do not look like that so you must have an updated kit.

 

[tetleys]

I went through three of those universal drives in a matter of months. I have kad 300,s with 290 outdrives but initially no hydraulic steering on a 34 Windy. We then converted to hydraulic steering and fitted hydraulic autopilot and that's works perfectly. If you definitely have hydraulic steering doing all the work I would still be of a mind to fit hydraulic autopilot.

Cheers

Tetleys

 

[DavidJ]

I went through three of those universal drives in a matter of months. I have kad 300,s with 290 outdrives but initially no hydraulic steering on a 34 Windy. We then converted to hydraulic steering and fitted hydraulic autopilot and that's works perfectly. If you definitely have hydraulic steering doing all the work I would still be of a mind to fit hydraulic autopilot.

Cheers

Tetleys

I'm learning as I go here but what I understand is that there are 2 types of hydraulic steering. Mine where the steering wheel drives a cable which runs to a spool valve which hydraulically actuated the stern drive steering and yours where the steering wheel has the hydraulics directly connected ( ideal for dual controls I imagine)
Feel free everyone if I've got this wrong.
I'm shocked that you got through 3 Raymarine universal drives. Surely there is an installation problem. Raymarine sell hundreds of these so I'm interested in others experiences before I buy
Cheers again
David