Garmin Reactor 40 Kicker Autopilot w/GHC 50 & Stainless Steel Tilt Tube

The Garmin Reactor 40 Kicker Autopilot with GHC 50 and Stainless Steel Tilt Tube is a complete autopilot package for compatible small gasoline kicker outboards. It combines a GHC 50 five-inch touchscreen control display, Reactor 40 CCU and ECU, steering actuator, throttle actuator, linkage hardware, and stainless steel tilt tube for a more corrosion-resistant compatible engine installation. It is intended for auxiliary kicker motors used for trolling and low-speed course holding.

The system requires a compatible tilt-tube-equipped kicker outboard and supports steering plus throttle adjustment on qualifying tiller-throttle engines. The package uses NMEA 2000 networking and a 12V electrical system, with a listed intermittent peak draw of up to 10A. Confirm the exact kicker engine model, horsepower, year, steering arrangement, tilt-tube condition, throttle type, and required engine-specific adapter kit before purchase.

System Integration

This package is designed for a compatible kicker motor, not a primary hydraulic steering system, electronic steer-by-wire system, or mechanical cable steering retrofit. The outboard must have a compatible tilt tube, sufficient actuator clearance, suitable steering-arm geometry, and a compatible throttle arrangement. Some engines require model-specific adapter hardware.

The GHC 50 provides dedicated touchscreen autopilot control, but a compatible Garmin chartplotter and NMEA 2000 network can add navigation integration. Confirm whether the kicker uses a tiller throttle, remote throttle, compatible engine controls, and required throttle-actuator connection before ordering.

Before Ordering

Confirm a compatible tilt-tube-equipped gasoline kicker outboard, exact engine model and year, suitable horsepower range, steering-arm geometry, tiller-throttle compatibility, required adapter kit, stainless tilt-tube fitment, 12V supply, 10A circuit capacity, NMEA 2000 backbone, GHC 50 mounting space, and complete Garmin Kicker autopilot installation requirements before purchase.