Woes of a wheel pilot

I HAVE seen many a complaint about the Raymarine Wheel Pilot ST4000 MkII where it has not performed to expectation, is fragile and easily broken.

My experience is very different after I have installed a Raymarine Wheel Pilot as part of the EV100 Autopilot package to a Fusion 40 sailing catamaran. This is obviously undersized for the boat, as it so proved; the Wheel Pilot, though, performed beyond my expectations.

This install was meant to be an