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Thanks, I just picked up a ST1000+ from Ric66, and he had the manual and some connector parts for the unit. Hopefully i am going to get my boat out of storage this weekend and get it in the garage to work on the install...

Hi, thanks for the feedback! I will have to take a look at installing the setup you are talking about. My boat is a 1981 with Teleflex cable steering. I wonder if I can disconnect the ram like you did. If so that would be a great setup, with the ST1000 tucked away under the back of my boat. It also gets it away from the magnetic interference from the kicker motor flywheel. Did you choose to run it off of a separate battery? I hear there can be line noise interference if you run it off the same battery that the kicker charging circuit is charging...I will see if I can find any old posts from GaryNY.

Thanks I have read about that in a couple of forums. I think thats why in the 1st video the guy has it so far from the motor, and controls the kicker with steering/throttle cables through a narrow channel PVC pipe. I will shoot you a text. Thanks for the feedback!

I am interested in purchasing the ST1000 or ST2000 tiller pilot and connecting it to my 6hp kicker to use as an autopilot. I have seen a few videos on YT where people have connected these to their boats (mainly outboards) and used them successfully for a rudimentary autopilot. When I look at the cost of one of these units ($450) compared to a TR1 Gold, high-end Minn Kota with iPilot (pls batteries and charger) or other option, this seems like a cost-effective way to get a basic autopilot. And when I saw I can network to my Garmin FF, even better. My one concern is that my boat's main motor is a Mercruiser 120HP I/O, and I currently use an Ez-Troll connector to steer the kicker from the helm. I wonder how good my steering will be if the kicker and lower unit of the I/O are disconnected, and I am trying to steer the boat with the kicker alone...Any feedback is greatly appreciated! Video examples below: