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Q1. Upon completing the installation, did you execute the Dockside Wizard and then take the vessel out for a cruise to permit the autopilot to determine the table of deviation sensed by EV-1 CCU?
A1. Yes.

Q1. If so, was the maximum deviation detected less than 10 degrees?
A2. Yes. Deviation was only 2 degrees.

Q3. If the maximum sensed deviation is less than 10 degrees, then heading may be aligned to COG via the command sequence MENU->SET-UP->AUTOPILOT CALIBRATION->COMMISSIONING->ALIGN COMPASS GPS.
A3. Got it.

Q4. It is important to note that the vessel must be underway and making way to when aligning heading to COG. It is also recommended that the vessel be steered directly into the current to counter the affect of current induced leeway which may cause COG to differ from heading.
A4. I accomplished all of the above.

Q4. I performed all of the steps above when the auto-pilot was commissioned in Chesapeake, VA. The COG and Heading vector lines were aligned within one degree. When I moved the boat to Morehead City, NC, something changed and the COG and Heading vector lines of off by about 10 degrees.