Thank God for the phone robot!!!

 Never thought I'd say this but "Thank God for Chat GDP!" I hooked everything up on my new AutoPilot and got nothing. The computer blinked 5 times...that was it. I asked what that meant? (ROBOT VOICE) The backbone has no power"... I re-read the manual...in an obscure corner ....there it was, the 100 and 1150 models don't power up the backbone, you must add a spur cable and wire it to a separate 12 volt source. I have had to take a crash course in hydraulics with all the various styles of fittings, Swag-lok fittings to tap into the nylon lines that run to the rudder. I built a small manifold to permit the new AutoPilot to 'T' into the system. Then added a reservoir to keep it full. Now I needed 80 bucks to buy an additional plug board because Raymarine doesn't provide enough to actually do the job. What a trip! Anyway, it fired up and demanded to be orientated. So I'll start that on Saturday. Weather is still very cool but with this out of the way, an oil change and a few odds and ends, I'm ready to start the dingy lift base. That will require some cutting.