2011 Yamaha 70 , 18 mph W/ballast, 20 barely W/O ballast, she will do 22 mph with no sailing gear aboard & no ballast.

I've got a 2011 70 Yamaha 4 cycle on my 2011 . Bought both new in may 2012. Only have 33 hours on motor. Satisfied with motor, weight, price, performance.

My State Farm add on is $ 420 w/ $100,000 liability.

Well they gave a full refund on the SP-1000. Installed a new SPX-5 tiller pilot & P-70 , searching site for ideas to install P-70 ,standing vertically on :macm: pedestal. While asking Raymarine about difference in these 2 tiller pilots , they absolutely do not recommend a below deck installation...

Well I Messed up !!
The Raymarine ST1000 Does Not Dis-engage when powered off.
Will not work as a below deck installation .
Neither will the ST2000. Will hope they will let me return for the SX tiller pilot.
Sorry to members of group for premature comments of $ 800 autopilot.

Installation not complete, near last step , glue wooden mount to inside of hull. Skipper2C may have a good suggestion about motor. TP seems to be working hard to turn motor & rudders while tied to dock. I do intend to leave tiller pilot connected as much as possible. Will comment when complete, ...

Ordered a Raymarine tiller pilot TP1000 & wireless remote S100 , from well known national marine supply house , less than $800 including shipping.

Has anyone seen or used one of Bill's Rig Adjusting Tools ( RAT ).
His web site add says , made from vice grip tool.
Would like to know how user friendly they are

Thanks for the inform. Knew there was a way!

I had a tiller pilot on a 1995 26S , loved it.
Trying to figure out how to mount a tiller pilot on a 2011
Want ideas , share ideas.