Garmin Reactor 40

[wallychaser]

I have a 23' Crestliner Eagle with stern drive and a Merc 9.9 pro kicker motor. I have Lowrance hds gen 2 electronics. Looking to install the Garmin reactor 40 on the kicker for autopilot. Can I link the 2 systems together ? Or can I run the garmin independently ?  Thanks for any advice.

[Palerider1]

Wallychaser, I have an older Lowrance hds 10 and it would not work with the Reactor 40 Kicker Autopilot. If your Lowrance will not link together you will need the GHC 20 control unit. This is my second year using this autopilot and it has worked great. 

[FishingFool34]

On 8/24/2021 at 7:36 AM, wallychaser said:

I have a 23' Crestliner Eagle with stern drive and a Merc 9.9 pro kicker motor. I have Lowrance hds gen 2 electronics. Looking to install the Garmin reactor 40 on the kicker for autopilot. Can I link the 2 systems together ? Or can I run the garmin independently ?  Thanks for any advice.

I would email Garmin support and ask them to be certain... their CS is usually very helpful.

[Yankee Troller]

You can link them together via NMEA2000, but it doesn't work as seamlessly as using the Reactor 40 with a Garmin MFD. There's not much functionality you're going to gain linking them. We install a lot of Reactor 40's with hydraulic and mechanical steering.

[wallychaser]

Thanks for the input, kind of figured linking the 2 wouldn't really work or be worth it. Will go with the GHC control unit.