Fixing the Old Town Autopilot MAIN PROBLEM with NewPort NK300 Install and Test

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[@lowlifeangler]

Newport NK 180 is running now kzbin.infoPewsQ95b5a4?si=l2iPEm8yeu5vzDMi

[@Stittsy1963]

I have the same setup with an AP 136. I purchased it off a guy who had a few Kayaks with the NPV NK300 on them. I haven't used it yet, but I'm looking forward to using it out on the Puget Sound in WA. The extra speed is going to make fishing the Salt a lot better! Thanks for the video too!

[@AliexFolgueira]

Play with the trim of the nk300, it didn't feel like it was optimized, I have gotten faster speed out of it on this boat with less weight, it is hard to show all this because every person and boat is different, you just gotta play with it

[@chuckgilbert2035]

Not been on here for a while but glad to see you are still at it Alex. Putting a trolling motor on my Predator 136 using the boonedox landing gear fixture to mount the Newport 36 pound trolling motor. I am now 72 years old so need a little help to get out there. Tight Lines!

[@AliexFolgueira]

heck yeah, motors for the win! gives you more time to fish also makes you want to fish longer. Yeah I made KZbin our Full Time gig, my wife is helping out with the business, lots of things to workout but freedom is more important.

[@chuckgilbert2035]

@@AliexFolgueira no wonder you moved up in kayaks, I mean man an Autopilot with two motors! I could do that. Working on outriggers. May have a video on it one day. Loving the Nature coast. Fishing is awesome!

[@craigwjones22]

Alex….i believe you can get faster speeds from the NK if you didn’t have drag from the MinnKota upfront.

[@AliexFolgueira]

yeah 6.1 mph, it is on my 7 miles bridge kzbin.info/www/bejne/b56uhKiEZtOBn5Ysi=MRysHbssP9CE5lph

[@FishingFloridaWithKO]

That is so cool 😎 it's exactly what I need for my AP 120! Thanks for the video my brother 👍

[@AliexFolgueira]

you welcome, you can get faster speeds if you bring the MK unit out of the water, creates less drag.

[@nflisrigged1395]

Best mount i have seen yet . Did you use auto cad to design it geeezzz fancy . Great job . Omg at 1:02 look at it goooooooooo !!!!!! I love it!

[@AliexFolgueira]

High tide is the best makes everything looks epic

[@67mackjack]

The lift bar attached to the steering triangle on the NK300 looks as it is fastened differently. Can you pls elaborate? Close up pics?? ty I have gone thru 2 of the plastic Newport steering triangles. ty.

[@AliexFolgueira]

I purchased this one from Amazon, no complains, affiliate amzn.to/4hwgsUT

[@AliexFolgueira]

The lift bar was bolted to the front

[@nflisrigged1395]

I'm looking at a catch 110 mode or a nomral catch 100 .... money is tight. You give me inspiration to create my new boat / kayak. I figured out where you are. Texas .

[@AliexFolgueira]

Catch mode has a great price and you can rig it the way you want

[@TexasPapa13]

He’s in Florida

[@medeiros3610]

You could add spacers to the motor mount if you want to keep the NK out of the water

[@AliexFolgueira]

Yeah the whole thing will need to be revisited, this works in good weather and normal conditions, but not in area with super heavy current, my autopilot will go thru some serious modifications

[@FishingTime_LetsGo]

Hello Aliex as long as you are having out there nothing else really matters👍

[@AliexFolgueira]

true easy to forget though

[@TheqDToxic]

Awesome vid, looking to try and get this for my kayak. Anything else I need to buy besides the motor to help assist with install? I saw the idea of adding spacers on the trolling motor mount to raise it up a bit. Do you think the motor would be too high out of the water? Sorry for all the questions I just don’t want to do anything the wrong way, thanks!

[@AliexFolgueira]

if you want the motor to lift, just seat in the tankwell, i wouldnt add spacers

[@TheqDToxic]

@@AliexFolgueiraand everything needed for install comes with the motor, correct?

[@AliexFolgueira]

@TheqDToxic the autopilot comes with the trolling motor, the battery box, all the wiring done just buy an amped Outdoors battery plug and go

[@CheekyChops710]

What was that discount code for the nk300 again ?

[@AliexFolgueira]

@@CheekyChops710 aliex180, it should be working here is the link newportvessels.rfrl.co/3wj9y

[@BassManStrikes]

What i would do is put a aluminum plate to cover the back, mount the newport mount in the center and then get another plastic quick release and instead of a motor you put a aluminum pipe on it with a rudder and a steering triangle, then you can easily swap out the motor for a rudder. See what I am getting at here 😁

[@AliexFolgueira]

that has been the plan for like 4 years lol, i did it with the old torqeedo 403ac, just havent got time to get it done, already made a rudder with pvc pipe that goes in the newport bracket but again, havent go time to set it up. Just got the ePDL+, got a new yak from dicks sporting goods and still have many videos to do with the kakus.... crazy im gonna have to fire my day job lol

[@mmancino1982]

Ya that minn kota is hella slow. I have one and that's one of me"complaints". First and real complaint is how bad the hull access is

[@AliexFolgueira]

not longer slow haha

[@mmancino1982]

@@AliexFolgueira how much is that motor?🤔🤣

[@AliexFolgueira]

motor? $1170 with my discount count aliex10 but you need the $1000 battery lol

[@mmancino1982]

@@AliexFolgueira uuuuuuuuuuugh. Dammit, I just bought FFS a few months ago hahahahahahaha. And for the record, I don't over rely on it. It's a useful tool, but I DO know how to fish hahaha

[@AliexFolgueira]

@@mmancino1982 I got nothing against FFS if used like you said, but if your eyes are always glued to the screen thats when it pisses me off lol

[@johnmcmanus123]

For fun, you should put 2 motors on the back of the autopiolet and see how fast you go

[@AliexFolgueira]

Ohh it is coming!!

[@JH-ev7wn]

Don't ever buy Old Town boats because their customer service is awful. If you ever have a problem or warranty claim, they will not be helpful. Other brands have much better customer service and support.

[@AliexFolgueira]

What was the problem they didn't want to help with?

[@JH-ev7wn]

@@AliexFolgueira 2 year old kayak that got a crack in the bottom of the hull. I sent pics for a warranty claim and they said it was my fault and wouldn't replace it. I like your videos. I just want people to know they don't tell the truth about "lifetime hull warranty."

[@fantomphoenix6170]

@@JH-ev7wnwarranty only covers defects and “acts of god” for some companies for stuff like a tree falling on it. Damage to the bottom of the hull is usually done through rough use (dragging, dropping). So unless it’s a stress crack on the kayak then it’s not a warranty case. Oldtown has one of the best customer service departments out there on the kayak market.

[@JH-ev7wn]

@@fantomphoenix6170 it wasn't from dragging or dropping it

[@joeys7519]

They followed through on all my warranty claims in exceptional fashion