Sitex - SP-80 Hydraulic Autopilot Kit

SP-80 Hydraulic Autopilot Kit by SI-TEX®. Includes Computer, Compass, Control Unit, Rotary Feedback, 73 in³/min Pump. For boaters who know where they're going. SP-80 takes you where you want to be-effortlessly. Its smart, precise piloting gives you the extra hand on deck you've always needed. And the operation is a snap: Simply set the course and the SP-80 takes the controls, piloting you to your destination with ease and precision. So bait the lines or simply enjoy the sunset. With the SI-TEX SP-80 Autopilot you're right on course. Hands free, and ready to go. Cruise Control at Sea. The SP-80 takes the helm and sets you free.

Features:

• Designed for Outboard, Inboard, and Sterndrive vessels with Hydraulic or Mechanical steering systems
• Automatically pilots to your next waypoint using built-in NMEA0183 Loran/GPS interface
• Waterproof control head easily installs flush or surface mounted
• System can be expanded by adding fully functional second-station option with the SI-TEX SP-70 Handheld Control Unit
• Bold, backlit display with ten levels of brightness for clear reading in any light
• Accurate digital displays of rudder angle and operating mode in use, constantly giving you up-to-the minute operating status
• Automatic Sea State and Trim controls and 10 selectable levels of rudder sensitivity with high and low speed settings for smooth, precise steering
• Rudder feedback verifies autopilot's commands
• Ghost Rudder backup allows autopilot to use memory of rudder movements to calculate new movements in event of rudder feedback failure
• Heading Output feature allows you to stabilize radar display
• Built-in diagnostics and self tests, plus visual and audible alarms
• Power Steering mode offers convenient push-button steering. Stand-By mode for manual steering situations
• Optional analog Rudder Angle Indicator for easy, at-a-glance reading of exact rudder position
• Works with solenoid valves also

Whether it’s for a hard-working commercial boat, sportfishing yacht, inshore skiff, power cruiser or sailing vessel, SI-TEX® offers a variety of proven products for the job. SI-TEX offers a full line of electronics to meet the demands of today’s boater - including professional-grade radar systems, high-performance echosounders, MFD chartplotter/sounder/radars, precision GPS navigation systems, heading sensors, autopilots, VHF communications and more.