Customer ratings

Tiller Pilot ST2000 Plus / displacement max. 4500 kg

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  • Operation (15)
  • Price/performance ratio (10)
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  • Calibration (11)
  • Quality (13)
  • Course stability (13)
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  • Course stability (5)
Francisco T.
by Francisco T. Flag of Spain 4/1/2014 Verified purchase Variant: 15501
Good finish and robust appearance
Martin B.
by Martin B. Flag of Austria 7/24/2013 Variant: 15501
Great product
I often sail alone and now have my hands free for other things. Works very well - course is kept good. The self-assembly was well possible for me (no craftsmen). I am very pleased.
Ola M.
by Ola M. Flag of Sweden 9/16/2011
Easy to assemble. Have not yet used it but it
seems very solid despite its simplicity!
Anonymous
by Anonymous 8/1/2011
unfortunately not yet installed.
Ivan L.
by Ivan L. Flag of Spain 4/2/2011
Installed as instructed in clear installation notes.
Works perfectly. Tested in 25+ knots and handles
6.5m boat with ease.
Product was delivered in less than a week.
Danke Schon!!!
Ivan L.
by Ivan L. Flag of Spain 4/2/2011
Installed as instructed in clear installation notes.
Works perfectly. Tested in 25+ knots and handles
6.5m boat with ease.
Product was delivered in less than a week.
Danke Schon!!!
Jose J.
by Jose J. Flag of Spain 2/4/2011
Very fast shiping
Just what I was looking for.
Alessandro F.
by Alessandro F. Flag of Italy 12/12/2010
Ziga K.
by Ziga K. Flag of Slovenia 12/6/2010
Timo N.
by Timo N. Flag of Finland 8/22/2010
Anonymous
by Anonymous 7/13/2010
Urs M.
by Urs M. Flag of Switzerland 4/7/2010
Works clean and flawless. However, I use "only" the normal autopilot function, so the device is not yet connected to the navigation instruments.
Juan A.
by Juan A. Flag of Spain 10/6/2009
Es un magnifico piloto a un precio estupendo, tiene muy buenas prestaciones y una relacion calidad precio estupenda
Damien C.
by Damien C. Flag of France 1/23/2026 Verified purchase Variant: 15501
Damaged packaging
The double packaging saved the product, which had clearly already been opened and repackaged. UPS's logistics were subpar.

Aside from that, it's a very good pilot, though perhaps we'd prefer it to be 100% waterproof.
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Pierre D.
by Pierre D. Flag of France 12/30/2025 Verified purchase Variant: 15502
amplitude a little too small
When the autopilot reaches its limit, the control bar could be pushed or pulled a little further.

When it reaches its limit, instead of disengaging, it seems to continue to exert force (noise).

Otherwise, no complaints.
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Pierre D.
by Pierre D. Flag of France 8/28/2025 Variant: 15502 in use on a Bénéteau - Barracuda 7
I bought a St 2000 from you in April 2024 for a 7m sailboat which was already equipped with an (old?) St 1000 which I found too weak (tired?). Since then no problems except for a few days following intensive use in a strong swell (Cape Sicié). It still pushes well but when pulled it is very weak and makes a nasty noise. Was the warranty only one year? Is repair possible? Please keep me informed. I live in Marseille.
Hermann G.
by Hermann G. Flag of Germany 7/23/2025 Verified purchase Variant: 15501 in use on a ETAP Yachting NV - Etap 28 i
In the middle of our sailing vacation, our Autohelm 1000 tiller pilot stopped working. When I called SVB, they recommended the successor product, the Raymairne 1000 plus. When I asked if I could replace the 11 without any additional tinkering, they answered yes. So I ordered the product, and it was delivered to the harbor within less than 24 hours. Unfortunately, there was still some tinkering involved. The plug wasn't compatible with the old tiller pilot. Since the workshop facilities on board are rather limited, the problem was solved with Wago terminals and lots of insulating tape.
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Helmut H.
by Helmut H. Flag of Germany 7/6/2025 Verified purchase Variant: 15502
The volume is annoying!
Anthony P.
by Anthony P. Flag of Ireland 6/16/2025 Verified purchase Variant: 15501
First tiller pilot
Easy to fit (measurements are critical)
Lost control in flukey gusts using fully reefed mainsail,
Lake sailing, think I just pushed too hard? Otherwise a great help to a solo sailor.
Seal 22 'Mia'
NAUTICA N.
by NAUTICA N. Flag of Spain 10/24/2024 Verified purchase Variant: 15502
st2000
Good performance and easy installation. This is the third unit I have purchased.
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Ingo S.
by Ingo S. Flag of Germany 10/13/2024 Verified purchase Variant: 15501
The tiller pilot is good and helped me a lot.
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Leonhard E.
by Leonhard E. Flag of Germany 10/1/2024 Verified purchase Variant: 15502
Prone to failure with outboard motor
The device works very well and accurately, but it is susceptible to interference near our outboard motor, despite folding ferrites and capacitive blocking in the power supply. The compass display on the autopilot constantly jumps to different values when the motor is running. My old autopilot "Autohelm 800" has no problems with this, it just doesn't have an NMEA10183 connection for my plotter.
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Boris K.
by Boris K. Flag of Germany 8/25/2024 Verified purchase Variant: 15502
Good tiller pilot
The installation depends very much on the geometric conditions of the boat. If you try to adhere to all the specifications regarding distances and angles (which I would recommend), then the installation effort is not insignificant depending on the circumstances. You will be rewarded with a good product with very good control behavior. I find it a bit annoying that there is no electronic limitation of the two stops and that the tiller pilot, if you are not careful (usually when it is not "hooked in"), runs into the mechanical limits (which will certainly damage the drive in the long term).
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John T.
by John T. Flag of Germany 5/29/2024 Verified purchase Variant: 15501
Tiller Pilot for serious long distances
I have installed a Tiller pilot in the past on a telstar Trimaran and have just installed one on a corsair 24 Trimaran. Installation was simple when you learn to measure and extend it fully and retract it fully then set it to the middle extension before drilling holes to set it up. This was not mentioned in the operation Instructions! I have not had the opportunity to test it yet but am sure that it will be a great help on long passages just as in the past.
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Gonzalo C.
by Gonzalo C. Flag of Spain 5/7/2024 Verified purchase Variant: 15502
SVB like the ST 2000 cane pilot
With SVB I had very good results, I bought this pilot from the Canary Islands and today I received it, it took longer but there were problems with the carrier, which I will talk about later.
The communication with SVB while they were trying to resolve the misunderstanding was very fluid and they never took long to respond either by email or by phone.
The price of the product is very good, although you have to take into account taxes, procedures and shipping, of course. I already had another pilot like this so the installation didn't cost anything, in fact I plugged it in and it worked fine.
The problem was DHL, which here has a subcontract with DHL Parcel, and there was no good communication with them... perhaps it could be improved here... in short, happy with the purchase, but from the Canary Islands I will not buy again, here are very special people...
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