Want To Buy: Whitlock Mamba Drive

[jjlyons]

My 30' steel junk rigger, SV Thymallus Arcticus, desires her first autopilot. She is a pleasure to sail with her Whitlock Steering system, however, my partner and I would like to be able to let go of the helm from time to time without having to rig up lines to keep her on course (we are getting lazy).

We are in the market for a Whitlock (now Lewmar) Mamba Drive system with 1/4 HP motor. We will also be looking for a "brain" and compass but have not settled on what we are looking for. As we have been volunteering for Marine Conservation Syndicates over the last 12 months we haven't put away a ton of money so can't foot the brand new price at the moment. If anyone has any leads on used components we would be very grateful.

Cheers