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Originally Posted by inaforty
Skunk, Do you know if Garmin would also need a flux compass along with the auto pilot?
Just installed 2 Garmin 1040xs.
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Nice layout!
The Garmin kits come with a 9 axis heading detector.
The Reactor 40 is what Im considering. There are variations.
The "Compact" Reactor is about $1500 but the consensus is that the pump is not adequate for very slow speeds (trolling).
There are kits with a better pump and a new kit with a "Smart Pump" which increases the reaction and control at trolling speeds.
This bumps it up to $2400 or more...
I believe there is a possibility of saving money by using "a compatible Garmin display" and not buying a GSD20 display/control as part of a kit.
They are very vague on details....
I actually started considering getting Joystick control as part of a repower because that gets you autopilot, auto-hold over a spot, and joystick and drive by wire steering... that would be throwing $2400+ toward that instead...
That'll add $10k-$15k to a $36-$40K repower
I don't know if I can afford this beast....V20 is looking better all the time