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SCA – The Resourceful Sailor Reinstalls a Classic Electronic Autopilot

Thanks to Josh and Small Craft Advisor for republishing, The Resourceful Sailor Reinstalls a Classic Electronic Autopilot, on July, 30, 2025. It’s the story of reviving an 80’s classic autopilot for Sampaguita, a 1985 Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20. Click Here > > The Resourceful Sailor Reinstalls a Classic Electronic Autopilot This installment of The Resourceful Sailor first appeared in ‘Lectronic Latitude on July 17, 2023.

Category: 2023 Voyage, Culture, Gear & Maintenance, Life in 240 Inches, Overnight Trips, The Resourceful Sailor Series, The Salish Sea, Voyage 2024 Tags: autopilot, electronic, Flicka 20, Latitude 38, Lectronic Latitude, navico, Pacific Seacraft, port townsend, sailboat, sailing, Sampaguita, Small Craft Advisory, tiller, tillerpilot 1600

The Resourceful Sailor Reinstalls a Classic Electronic Autopilot

Sampaguita‘s circumnavigation of Vancouver Island in June, 2023 inspired some new Resourceful Sailor pieces. Here’s one about reinstalling a Navico Tillerpilot 1600. I decommissioned this gear when I bought Sampaguita in 2013 for various reasons, but recently brought it out of retirement. Thanks to Monica and ‘Lectronic Latitude, Latitude 38’s online mag, for publishing it on July 17, 2023. Click the link below to be redirected to the article: https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/2023/07/17/#resourceful-sailer-reinstalls-electronic-autopilot

Category: Culture, Gear & Maintenance, Life in 240 Inches, Overnight Trips, The Resourceful Sailor Series, The Salish Sea Tags: "lectronic Latitude, autopilot, Canada, electric, Flicka 20, hot springs cove, Latitude 38, navico, Pacific Seacraft, queen Charlotte Strait, Sampaguita, The Resourceful Sailor Series, tillerpilot, Vancouver Island, west coast