Sold / Closed King AP 2000 Auto Pilot N.I.B.

[ray koziatek]

Have a new in box sellin for a friend who owes me 700.00 ..I know very little about the unit the old timers say they were a good unit ...

Edited June 17, 2014 by ray koziatek

[ray koziatek]

couple pics

[dvdegeorge]

Is this for cable or hydraulic steering?

Edited June 8, 2014 by dvdegeorge

[Jolly II]

Ray, any idea how old the unit is?

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[ray koziatek]

no the shipping lable is gone its AP-2000-00 ser #11534 all i can tell is it mounts to the helm to the steering wheel shaft then the wheel mounts to the adapter shaft over the box..

[kicknback]

Wish I knew if this would work on my boat

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[ray koziatek]

opps 500.00

[lakebound88]

Its for cable. I had same unit on my sea ray. It worked great. I I trolled with my big motor I would buy this yesterday

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[fisherman85]

Its for cable. I had same unit on my sea ray. It worked great. I I trolled with my big motor I would buy this yesterday

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hey I have a ? I noticed u said that if u trolled w ur big motor u would buy it does that mean that may not work w a kicked I have a 9.9 4 stroke I use for trolling which is hooked up to my main engine lower unit will that work for my boat

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[lakebound88]

It will probably burn out the motor on the unit without the power assist from your main engine.

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[fisherman85]

Ohh OK even tho Its steered by a cable ? Just has the kicker hooked up w the lower unit by a bar

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[ray koziatek]

my thought would be battery issue on a cable steer without power steering..heck my wheel takes less effort with my troller you would want a 2nd battery as most kickers put out low charge at trolling speed ,now a trolling sock with a tad higher rpm always worked for me running 4 riggers radio and ff on those dead calm days or reduced rpm trolling with the wind..

[Great Lakes Lure Maker]

I have that same auto pilot and I troll with my big motor. When trolling, I find we don't have enough rpm to effectively use it into the wind. It is constantly losing its bearing. In order to use it, I have to put more rpm than I desire to get it to hold, if I need it. Only then can I rely on it for an extended time. I am considering using a kicker motor, as I am looking for more effective speed control while trolling. The big motor has too much prop angle to get a good speed range. I have used the auto pilot off shore, in the Outer Banks. We trolled at 12-15 mph and it was very effective at those speeds. Overall I think its a good unit. As far as using it to steer a kicker with no big motor running, like Ray said, battery would be an issue. How much electrical draw you have, how often you start the main motor and charge your batteries, etc. I can steer my lower unit without much more effort out of power than with power. I don't see an issue with it working, just the electronics issue. We have a lot of electronics running on our boat. Wouldn't take very long to drain batteries. 

[Frogger]

Ray I know your gettin a bunch of questions on this. Here's 2 more lol. What's the controller look like that you use for course or steering path? Does it hook up to a plotter or depth finder or is this an older version?

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[Great Lakes Lure Maker]

Its an older version. Flipping the lever sets your course. It holds a compass course, so waves and wind will cause it trouble in a slow speed too. It is what is intended for. I like it, but its not top shelf, nor reliable at 2.5 in the wind.

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[ray koziatek]

havin trouble with puter charging port ,,If yer lucky this might be my last post for a week 607 769 7947 if yer interested in AP.............

[ray koziatek]

ttt

[motoman]

i Ran one of these i picked up off of craigslist for the last 7 year and it was nothing less than awesome trolled like a champ on my 270 sportcraft with single inboard 2.5 in the wind was no problem under 2.0 it would stray but 2.2 to 2.5 was fine , now i have a 36 sportcraft with a raymaire auto pilot with twins and we troll on one motor and it does the same thing on slow troll, i think its just the nature of the beast and going slow in the wind no auto pilot is going too hold perfect.500 is a deal on this unit and im not affiliated with crazy ray   

[Great Lakes Lure Maker]

500 is definitely a steal for the unit. Like motoman said, (and I've fished on his boat) its kinda the nature of the beast. Once your familiar with it, you know what to expect.

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[ray koziatek]

Jonnie we slept togeather once...or did you forget.....