Rollie, the reason I went with the TR1 is the main and kicker don't line up on my transom ,the kicker is too far back to have a connecting bar with out putting a big extension piece on the back of the main.That's why it falls off course in the wind,it only turns the kicker,not the main.I think if I was to do it again I'd probably go with one of the cheaper options out there like "Panther". Your system would be ideal,but I'm not heading out on sketchy days anymore and I've gone to the Dark Side (Jigging). I think because the TR1 doesn't integrate properly with the chart plotter it should be called a heading follower, not an Autopilot. Hopefully the newer model they've come up with works better than mine.