RaymarineEV-100 p70 Wheel Pilot Pack, Gray, Large (T70152)

I was concerned about installing this on my S2 8C sailboat as I have a stiff steering pedestal. I don’t have roller bearings centering my wheel shaft. Instead it uses plastic bushings. Despite my concerns I was impressed the little motor had no issues turning the wheel. Installation was relatively easy but I have to suggest you consider buying longer sea talk cables. My only real complaint is the ones provided are only 3ft long. Probably not a real concern for a powerboat. The sensor core is supposed to be mounted as far forward in the bow as possible. With a 5 meter cable I was able to mount the sensor to my mast support down below deck. The calibration was pretty straight forward as the set up wizard does most of the work. I suggest you get the instructions for this part online as the printed book provided is a little confusing. Performing two large circles and then two smaller circles was the key to completing the final steps for magnetization. Overall I’m really impressed with how clean the all in one design is. The thickness of the product is slim and doesn’t add any bulk to the wheel. Making its sheerness in the cockpit desirable. I’m looking forward to spending my time trolling fish rather than 8-12 hr days behind the wheel while solo.

I can only speak to the installation and my first initial sea trial. The installation wasn't trivial but if you read the instructions it isn't difficult. My goal was to be able to single hand my 28 foot sailboat. Took me a couple full days to install but everyone's results will vary. Took her out for a sea trial by myself and was extremely pleased at the outcome. I ran it for 4 hours straight and it didn't put a dint in the battery bank. I was extremely pleased how it changed my sailing experience. Being a slave to the helm is no way to sail. This was a game changer for me. I am extremely pleased so far!

Excellent instructions and templates - even though this is not a simple item to install. One exception - they reused an installation manual for an older model for the wheel component which also contained non-relevant data from the old system. Probably should have a sticker on the front cover saying "Use only for installation of wheel component." I replaced a very old Autohelm (built before these were built by Raymarine). This one works very well. The flux compass component is much more advanced than the older units. Setup is much easier. So far, very little hunting for a course in sea states under 4 foot waves / 15 knots.One drawback - you need a multifunction display connected to the Seatalk network to apply software updates.

great product at a great price. It was nice finding this under a grand. I could have went with a more expensive unit for my 38-ft sail boat. However it is a plug and play. That is to say I can remove the old unit and install this unit. No holes to drill and no wires to run. Just swap out components. It is an exact match physically as my previous unit.

Low quality and poor build. Raymarine should be ashamed recommending this unit for any boat over 25 feet. If you blue water... Its a liability. Poor quality plastic components and screws instead of rivets will give you a very short life span.

I am an ABYC certified Marine Technician and I installed a complete Raymarine EV-100 Autopilot on my boat 4½ years ago, and everything worked perfectly - for a while.Recently the autopilot clutch started disengaging itself. This can be a symptom of the wheel tension. This time it was NOT the wheel tension, but it was the drive wheel itself! (the black wheel with brass threaded inserts in my picture). This is not a part that Raymarine sells in the US, but it is only available as part of the E12093 Wheel Drive assembly - MSRP $630!This part would not break if Raymarine had mixed fiber reinforcement in the injection molded plastic. Raymarine does not use fiber reinforcement in any of this plastic because when the unit breaks, customers are forced to buy a new wheel drive! (this drives revenue). Because I NEED to bring my boat from Florida to Rhode Island in 2 months, I need to have this unit work. However when it breaks again, and it will, I will replace it with a different unit.

This unit is outstanding. It works beyond my expectations. Installation was a bit more difficult and time consuming than I had planned. There were several diagrams in the instructions that didn't match my version or model. Overall big thumbs up.

It was easy to install and set up! So far so good with 2 trips out