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Afternoon trip 3-19 east Chicago Mar 20, 2020 8:38 pm #26355

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BNature wrote:
I saw the vid you posted on Facebook. I have only one word for you - Autopilot! It will be the second best investment you ever make for your boat.[/quote

I installed my auto pilot over the winter yesterday was the first day I was using it. We were fishing fairly close to the rock wall and coming up close to the light house just before the turn basin. That’s probably what you were seeing when I was looking over my shoulder in the video. Still learning to trust it and so far so good. Until I trust it rock walls make me nervous.

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Afternoon trip 3-19 east Chicago Mar 21, 2020 4:59 pm #26359

Ltrain Offline Platinum Member Posts: 773 Thank you received: 300	Just curious as to what autopilot you installed 200hp Tohatsu 9.9hp Tohatsu 72" MK Ulterra Quest 36v 5 Li batteries MK PCL 460 Trollsmarter 3 12" graphs- Lowrance Live,Carbon Simrad EVO 3 Simrad is40 Lowrance 3d Airmar tm165hw Lowrance 3in1 Lenco 4x12 tabs Traxstech 72" , Berts 24" tracks 2 Big Jon Capt packs MK 15' Talon Lowrance autopilot
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Afternoon trip 3-19 east Chicago Mar 21, 2020 10:39 pm #26365

Angry Pirate Topic Author Offline Moderator Posts: 812 Thank you received: 488	Ltrain wrote: Just curious as to what autopilot you installed Simrad unit linked up to my simrad graph It's better to ask forgiveness than for permission. The following user(s) said Thank You: Ltrain
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Afternoon trip 3-19 east Chicago Mar 22, 2020 7:24 am #26368

BNature Offline Platinum Member Posts: 1560 Thank you received: 1486	I tell my passengers, the autopilot does one thing perfectly. It will drive straight. Straight into the breakwall, straight into another boat, straight into a floating log, so everyone, please, glance ahead once in a while and see what we are driving straight towards now.
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Afternoon trip 3-19 east Chicago Mar 22, 2020 5:26 pm #26381

Angry Pirate Topic Author Offline Moderator Posts: 812 Thank you received: 488	Exactly Mike as you seen me looking over my shoulder in the video. It's better to ask forgiveness than for permission.
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Afternoon trip 3-19 east Chicago Mar 23, 2020 3:51 am #26388

BNature Offline Platinum Member Posts: 1560 Thank you received: 1486	It won't be long until you love it like a brother, which means you'd never get rid of it, you learn to rely on it and occasionally you give it a good cussing (even though you know it's at least partly your own fault. )
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Afternoon trip 3-19 east Chicago Mar 23, 2020 11:26 am #26392

Thundercat Offline Premium Member Posts: 200 Thank you received: 290	Agree on auto pilot, I wish I would have bought mine sooner Bruce
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Afternoon trip 3-19 east Chicago Mar 24, 2020 8:27 am #26405

Bull Offline Premium Member Posts: 188 Thank you received: 80	Nice brown trout, congratulations.
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