JIM,<br>YES I DID AND SINCE MY 40' YAWL IN BUZZARDS BAY HAS AN AUTOHELM 6000 WITHOUT THE "GYRO" AND A FULL KEEL, AND WANDERS AIMLESSLY OFF THE WIND! I CAN ONLY SAY THAT THE SM WITH AUTOPILOT STEERS EFFORTLESSLY DOWNWIND IN GOOD SIZED SWELLS (10' TO 15') WITH 20 APPARENT KTS ON A BROAD REACH. IN FACT THE AMP METER BARELY MOVES SUGGESTING RELATIVELY LOW EFFORT.<br>HAPPY NEW YEAR,<br>JOHN FOLINO