Rudder Indicator?

[Seevee]

All,

I've been considering a rudder indicator for my 280 Sundancer.

Can someone recommend a good reliable one? They range from $20 (junk) to over $400. I could stand up to $200 for a good one if I could find one. A search doesn't show much, and very few reviews.

How about install issues?

Thx

 

[JimG]

I've seen these on a few boats at the marina and they work great... you might call it junk but they were effective.

https://www.amazon.com/Davis-385-Ru...d=1489067636&sr=8-1&keywords=rudder+indicator

 

[Boater420]

I was thinking about one of these but after reading the reviews it seems worthless. The major concern was it needed readjustment after each time it was used.

 

[NotHerDecision]

My raymarine autopilot has an indicator on it that works well. Not sure if you have or want autopilot but thought I would throw that out there


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[JeffM]

I've seen these on a few boats at the marina and they work great... you might call it junk but they were effective.

https://www.amazon.com/Davis-385-Ru...d=1489067636&sr=8-1&keywords=rudder+indicator

I bought a similar indicator when we got our boat and found that it was not reliable. As Kevin said, it needed constant re-adjustment.

 

[Doc O Rock]

What electronics package do you have on your boat? I have Garmin, so I added the Garmin rudder indicator.

 

[PlayDate]

I have a Raymarine ST60 Rudder Angle Display I installed back in 2004. It works flawlessly. I did have to make a bracket and connecting rod from the rudder tiller to Raymarine transducer but that is not a big deal. It set me back $400 but it works on a standalone basis (which is how I installed it) and will talk to other Raymarine products.