Raymarine Fixed Price ST1000+ or ST2000+ Tiller Pilot Repair £79.95

There was a thread with a fair few respondents a while back re these guys. I can’t remember the gist of it, but a google search (not forum’s own search feature) of YBW forum should find it.
 
I used them once and won't again. The trouble is the price of parts is so high that with a bit of labour repair quickly becomes uneconomic.
I have my doubts that the fee is good value. At first glance (naively) I thought that the price was for a repair whereas it's really for an inspection
 
The trouble is the price of parts is so high that with a bit of labour repair quickly becomes uneconomic.
I have my doubts that the fee is good value. At first glance (naively) I thought that the price was for a repair whereas it's really for an inspection

As Spuddy say, be careful! I sent my 2000+ for repair to a company in Lymington, who charge, I think it was. £68 for the first hour or part of ie the inspection! Actually there was nothing wrong with my unit before I ripped off the Bulgin connector, which costs about £15 from Ebay, but was charged £30 for a replacement part. All in all, for the inspection, fitting a new connector and test , and return postage, it cost me £278!! I could probably have bought a good secondhand one for that! So the start cost is nowhere near what you will end up paying.
 
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OK, so this sounds like a waste of time.

What is my next move? The fault with the unit seems to be that the compass is stuck on 267 degrees, so on any other course it just puts the helm hard over.


- W
 
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