Autopilot Installers Seattle

Marine Autopilot Installation & Tuning Seattle & Puget Sound

Raymarine EV Series, Garmin Reactor and hydraulic autopilots installed, drive matched, dockside configured and sea trial tuned.

EV & Reactor

Latest Systems

Hydraulic

Drive Matching

Sea Trial

Tuning Included

Mobile

Dockside Service

20+

Years Experience

500+

Vessels Outfitted

5.0

Google Rating

100%

Warranted Work

Customer Reviews

4.4

Google rating

94%

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Brandon Nixon

Google · 2 years ago

Google review

Shane at Divine replaced the Fusion stereo and speakers on my boat. He did an incredible job guiding me to the right solution and then doing the install. He was mobile so the experience was quite convenient and the workmanship was of the highest quality. In addition, he gave me recommendations to other service providers to do repairs on my boat. My experience was terrific and I highly recommend Shane and Divine.

Pablo Majernik

Google · a year ago

Google review

Shane was great! Very knowledgeable about audio and electronics, great suggestions for products. Best of all, he picked up my boat and returned it the very next day with all new sound system! Really happy with the update so far!

Kevin Godfrey

Google · 2 years ago

Google review

Shane is wonderful to work with. He put a much needed upgraded sound system on my yacht in Lake Union and some other nice gadgets. Beautiful workmanship.

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Autopilot Installers Seattle

An Autopilot That Steers Better Than You Do

A well tuned autopilot transforms long runs up the Inside Passage or across the Strait from tiring to relaxing. A poorly installed one hunts, wanders and burns power, and gets switched off within a season. The difference is drive matching, compass placement and proper sea trial tuning.

We install Raymarine Evolution, Garmin Reactor, Simrad and Furuno autopilot systems on outboards, sterndrives, inboards and hydraulic steering. The drive unit is matched to your actual steering load, not a catalog guess, because an undersized drive is the number one cause of autopilot failure.

Commissioning matters more than the hardware. We run the full dockside wizard, then sea trial tune the response levels, rudder gain and counter rudder for your hull at your cruise speed. The result is a pilot that holds a straight line in a following sea instead of snaking down the channel.

Capabilities

What We Do

Thermal, low light and engine room cameras, installed and networked as one system.

Drive Unit Matching

Hydraulic pumps, linear drives and rotary drives sized to your steering ram volume and actual helm load.

Heading Sensor Placement

EV sensor cores and compasses mounted away from magnetic interference so the pilot steers on true heading.

Hydraulic Steering Integration

Reversing pumps plumbed with correct fittings, check valves and bleed procedures for bubble free steering.

Shadow Drive & Outboard Pilots

Hydraulic outboard systems with shadow drive so grabbing the helm instantly returns manual control.

Route & Wind Steering

Integration with your chartplotter for route following, and wind vane steering mode for sailboats.

Sea Trial Tuning

Response, gain and counter rudder tuned at your real cruise speed in real conditions, not left on auto learn.

How It Goes

The Process

Four steps from the first look at your boat to a night test on the water.

Steering Survey

We identify your steering type, measure ram volume and check helm loads to size the drive correctly.

Install

Drive, pump, sensor core and control head installed with clean wiring and correct hydraulic plumbing.

Dockside Setup

Commissioning wizard run, compass deviation completed and basic functions verified at the dock.

Sea Trial

Full tuning under way: gain, counter rudder, route steering and trolling patterns verified at speed.

Every Autopilot Install Includes

Drive unit sized to measured steering load
Heading sensor placed away from magnetic interference
Hydraulic system bled and leak checked
Full sea trial tuning at cruise and troll speeds
Owner walkthrough including shadow drive and standby behavior

Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Can an autopilot be added to my hydraulic steering?

Almost always. A reversing hydraulic pump tees into your existing steering lines. We size the pump to your ram volume so response is crisp without being harsh.

Why does my autopilot wander or snake?

Usually gain and counter rudder settings, an undersized drive, or a compass mounted near something magnetic. Sea trial tuning fixes most of it; hardware fixes the rest.

Will it follow routes from my chartplotter?

Yes, when networked properly. The pilot follows active routes and can steer to wind on sailboats. We verify that integration during the sea trial.

How much does an autopilot install cost?

Outboard hydraulic pilots typically start in the mid thousands installed; inboard and larger hydraulic systems run higher. You get a fixed quote after the steering survey.

More Marine Electronics Services

Radar

Solid state radomes and open array radar tuned for Puget Sound fog, rain clutter and low visibility running.

GPS & Chartplotters

MFD installs, cartography setup, sensor calibration and full NMEA 2000 integration at the helm.

AIS & VHF

Class B and B+ AIS transceivers, fixed mount VHF, DSC setup and MMSI programming so you are seen and heard.

Satellite TV & Starlink

Marine satellite TV, KVH domes and Starlink Marine with proper mounting, routing and onboard networking.

HD & Thermal Cameras

FLIR thermal night vision, IP day cameras and engine room monitoring pushed straight to your MFD.

Marine Audio

Fusion, JL Audio and Wet Sounds zone systems tied into helm control and amplified the right way.

Transducers & Sonar

Through hull, transom and in hull CHIRP, DownVision and SideVision with correct deadrise and fairing blocks.

Networking

Garmin Marine Network
NMEA 2000 Backbone
OneHelm Third Party Control