Reactor™ 40 Kicker Autopilot with Stainless Steel Tilt Tube

Designed for Use with Kicker Motors

Features:

• Specially designed for boats with small gasoline outboard motors of up to 20 horsepower.
• Helps maintain heading hold and route to keep you on the course — even against the wind, waves, or heavy current
• Includes convenient floating handheld remote control with a bright, sunlight-readable display (requires compatible ANT® technology-capable MFD or GHC 20 autopilot display; both sold separately)
• Easily fine-tune autopilot throttle setting with the touch of a button to quickly drop to idle speed when netting a fish
• Easy to install and integrate GHC 20 autopilot display, compatible Garmin chartplotters (sold separately), or your NMEA 2000® network-compatible GPS system
• Includes stainless steel tilt tube for Yamaha® and Honda outboards

Whether you’re going for salmon, trout, walleye, or some other species or just taking your sailboat out of the marina, your Reactor 40 kicker autopilot can help you maintain heading hold and route to keep you on the course — even against the wind, waves, or heavy current.

Easy-to-use Remote Control

The Reactor 40 kicker autopilot includes a convenient floating handheld remote control with a bright, sunlight-readable display. Quickly and easily fine-tune your autopilot throttle setting with the touch of a button, and quickly drop to idle speed when netting a fish or coming up to a mooring. Enjoy easy integration with our GHC 20 autopilot display, compatible Garmin chartplotters (sold separately), or your NMEA 2000 network-compatible GPS system for a seamless onboard setup.

What's In The Box?

• CCU (Course computer unit)
• ECU (Electronic control unit)
• ECU power cable
• ECU to CCU interconnect cable
• Steering actuator
• Stainless steel tilt tube
• Throttle actuator
• Autopilot Remote
• NMEA 2000® drop cable (2 meters)
• NMEA 2000 power cable
• 2 NMEA 2000 T-connectors
• NMEA 2000 male terminator
• NMEA 2000 female terminator
• Documentation

ECU 14 Spec

• Dimensions: 6.9” x 5.6” x 2.6” (17.5 x 14.2 x 6.5 cm)
• Supply voltage range: 10 to 32 volts
• Operating temperature range: -20° to 70° C
• Typical power consumption: 1 to 2 amps average depending on weather conditions
• Water rating: IPX7

Steering Cylinder spec

• Dimensions:
  • Motor side: Extends 4” (10.3 cm) from end of tilt tube
  • Motor: 2.5” (6.2 cm) diameter
  • Overall length: Closed 17.5” (44.5 cm); Extended 25.3” (64.4 cm)
• Operating temperature range: -20° to 70° C
• Water rating: IPX7

Throttle Actuactor spec

• Dimensions: 6.0” x 2.5” x 1.1” (15.1 x 5.9 x 2.8 cm)
• Operating temperature range: 0° to 70° C
• Water rating: IPX7 (excluding cable)

Manuals

REACTOR 40 KICKER ENGINE COMPATIBILITY

The Reactor 40 Kicker Autopilot is currently compatible with the following engines.

NOTE: The outboard motors listed below are compatible only if:

• The outboard has a tiller handle. Outboards without a tiller handle may work with custom installation not supported by Garmin
• The outboard has a tilt tube. Outboards without a standard tilt tube are not compatible.  Aftermarket “bolt on” tilt tubes are not supported (incorrectly positions steering actuator)

¹  Garmin requires replacement of the mild steel tilt tubes supplied by Yamaha and Honda with our stainless steel tilt tube.  This can be ordered as a kit or as an accessory of R40 Kicker (see accessories on Garmin.com). Mild steel tubes from Yamaha and Honda are more susceptible to corrosion which leads to damage of the R40 Kicker steering actuator. 

² For the purposes of Reactor 40 Kicker installation, consider Mercury and Tohatsu outboards to be the same.