Bob -- I doubt the SiTex is built as an autopilot drive; it'll provide the 
course data to an autopilot, but you need an autopilot computer to actually 
power the drive unit.

Fred Street -- Minneapolis
S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI   :^(

On Sep 28, 2012, at 4:56 PM, Bob Moriarty wrote:

> The SiTex EC7 seems like a good value.
> I have neither a chartplotter nor an autopilot on Ox (33-1).
> Would anyone know if some sort of extra component (an "autopilot
> junction box"?) would be needed to connect the SiTex chartplotter to
> an Octopus RS Sailboat Drive unit?
> 
> SiTex Installation manual - see page 107
> http://www.si-tex.com/product_manuals/EC-Plotters.pdf
> 
> Octopus installation manual - see page 19:
> http://www.octopusmarine.ca/content/products-and-services/mechanical-drive-units.htm
> 
> Also, it would be nice to setup a camera on the bow rail or masthead,
> gimballed(?) in some way to always point at the leeward forward
> quarter so you could see what's behind your headsail via the
> chartplotter's video display.
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