Auto pilot comparability

[Gotta Bite]

The boat that I bought and am fixing up came with an old autopilot. It was tied into the old Loran System of navigation. The boat has a C90W Raymarine sonar and GPS. Is there anyway I could get these two to sync up with some sort of part or converter? As of right now I just engage it to keep the boat on a straight path but would eventually like it to be working without breaking the bank. Lastly what brand is it? Thanks as always for your feedback.

Edited March 24, 2016 by Gotta Bite

[bout time]

Assuming the autopilot is nmea compliant you would need to hook that to the c90. On the back of the C90 you will need a sea talk to nmea cable. I'm not familiar with your autopilot but did find the website on a quick search. Maybe they can help answer your questions.

http://www.kingmarineelectronics.com/products.html

Edited March 24, 2016 by bout time

[Gotta Bite]

Thanks for the quick response. I'll try and reach them tomorrow. Not much going on with this site. I wonder if they are still in business and they are referring to the LORAN system still. I'll definitely check it out though.

[lost a lure]

I believe Loran was shutdown in 2010

[Gotta Bite]

GPS pretty much made LORAN obsolete.

[TileMan Dan]

Loran is shut down.

[hooknup]

King autopilots went out of business about 15 years ago. There was a guy in Florida that bought all of there parts. I don't know if he was selling them online. I had the same autopilot on my old boat.

I wouldn't try to tie it in to any electronics. I would just be thrilled if it keeps you in a straight line.

[hooknup]

http://www.kingmarineelectronics.com/products.html

[lakebound88]

X2 hooknup

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