Auto helm main and aux, ?

[Ernie]

Considering adding an aux. to an R23
Wondered if anyone has an 23 or 27 with Yamaha outboards, main and kicker, that are both controlled at the hem station and have an auto pilot that can control both ?

 

[ixlr8]

On the 27OB the main motor and the kicker are far enough apart that they can be physically linked with a rod and you can use the helm/autopilot on the main motor to control the kicker steering, you can't control the speed or fwd/rev of the kicker from the helm. I have been told that the kicker and main motor on the R23 are too close together to link them with a rod so you can't use the helm/autopilot to control the kicker. There is a thread active here now discussing aftermarket controls for the R23 kicker.