Lowrance autopilot cable steer

[Andre wallyandre]

A little more infos for those that are looking on adding a Lowrance autopilot on a cable steer cable system

[sea beagle]

I would like to here from anyone who has one of,thinking of adding one to my Penny an. All ready have her gen 2. Any information greatly appreciated!

[Fishnut]

  On 2/14/2018 at 1:47 PM, sea beagle said:

I would like to here from anyone who has one of,thinking of adding one to my Penny an. All ready have her gen 2. Any information greatly appreciated!

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X2 my wife usually does most of the driving when we are fishing, Im sure that she will get tired of driving all the time sooner or later.

also what should I expect to pay for a unit like this installed?

[Andre wallyandre]

I do run the Lowrance hydraulic and the steer cable use the same software and the motor that Lowrance use on the wheel is I'm pretty sure from Octopus and they are very well known and they also got an excellent reputation.

[BC FD]

I am looking at adding this unit to my Mako 21'CC.

There is a new in box unit at a great deal here.

I don't have an HDS unit but was looking to upgrade my present Graph/GPS to a Hook2/7 but am considering an HDS-7 Gen 3 and the cable steer system.

I would like to hear from anyone who uses this setup as well.

Thanks.

Mitch

[Andre wallyandre]

 

[Roys Boys]

I'm putting one on in the spring can't wait! I used the hydrolic steer over the summer worked great..

[Fishnut]

How much for this system?


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[Andre wallyandre]

https://www.boemarine.com/products/lowrance-outboard-pilot-cable-steer-pack

[BC FD]

I have a line on a new one for $500 Canadian. Looks like $1300 US typically .


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[theotherwomen]

Looking at the Lowrance Elite 9ti does anyone know if these are compatible?

[BC FD]

  On 2/16/2018 at 4:55 AM, theotherwomen said:

Looking at the Lowrance Elite 9ti does anyone know if these are compatible?

I talked with a guy from Lowrance and it only works with HDS units Gen 2 or Gen 3


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[Andre wallyandre]

  On 2/16/2018 at 4:55 AM, theotherwomen said:

Looking at the Lowrance Elite 9ti does anyone know if these are compatible?

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No, compatible with: Gen2, Gen2 Touch, Gen3 and Carbon

Also compatible with the Simrad Go series and Evo2 and EVO3 

 

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[BC FD]

Picked up a cable steer unit at Cabala's in Ottawa for $499.

Smoking deal.

Just have to figure out which HDS-7 unit I want to buy now.

Mitch

 

 

 

[Sarge5150]

  On 2/17/2018 at 2:20 PM, BC FD said:

Picked up a cable steer unit at Cabala's in Ottawa for $499.

Smoking deal.

Just have to figure out which HDS-7 unit I want to buy now.

Mitch

 

 

 

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What brand was it?

[BC FD]

Lowrance cable steer pack.


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[Sarge5150]

Thanks.  I didnt know Cabelas carried these.

 

Do they have a tilt wheel option?

[BC FD]

I don’t know if they have tilts. I just happened to find the steer system one day while I was killing time.


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[Andre wallyandre]

  On 2/17/2018 at 2:20 PM, BC FD said:

Picked up a cable steer unit at Cabala's in Ottawa for $499.

Smoking deal.

Just have to figure out which HDS-7 unit I want to buy now.

Mitch

 

 

 

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That was an error on the price but good for you

[BC FD]

No. It was on a clearance shelf.
Original price was on it. $2999 Canadian.


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[BC FD]

Unit I got was the last one. I don’t imagine they will be getting any more when they have to drop the price to get rid of it.


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[Andre wallyandre]

I will be thinking that 1400 will have been a clearance sale; at $400 they loos a big bunch of money on a unit that is still and will be still available for many years

[BC FD]

Worked for me. West marine has both systems. Hydraulic for around $1000 and cable for around $1299


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[L&M]

  On 2/23/2018 at 1:43 PM, Sarge5150 said:

Thanks.  I didnt know Cabelas carried these.

 

Do they have a tilt wheel option?

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They don't offer a tilt unit, you will have to forgo that if you want to use this system.

[Sarge5150]

I was thinking of switching to hydraulic this year and then adding autopilot next year.  Are hydraulics good long term?  Any downsides?