No problem with noise. I love mine. Everyone I've talk to likes theirs to. I don't have to control the motor nearly as much with autopilot, just a bump here and there to change the heading. If your in wind our current I can adjust my speed and set the heading and it will sit in one spot without dropping anchor. I wanted the remote but I don't think I need it with the autopilot.
This only my opinion, but nothing you can say will change my mind. That makes it a FACT.
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