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Originally Posted by cajun bill
Just got back from a few days of fishing with my MK Ipilot and noticed something that I had noticed before, but I don't remember it being that bad. Yesterday, I was trying to fish a spot along a marsh bank and when I got the bow of the boat positioned into the wind where I wanted it, I hit the anchor button. While the wind was blowing pretty well, it should not have been unmanageable for the MK to hold me in position. Sooooo, what I observed was that after the boat would move off spot about 10-20 feet, the motor would bring me back, but it would take about 30-60 seconds to do so. It seemed that the motor would wait too long to kick in and would have to overcome the momentum of the boat moving with the wind before it could increase in rpm enough to make progress against the wind and get me back to where I started. Aggravating for sure.
I really want to get to the Ulterra for the stow/deploy and trim functions, but I wonder if MK has improved it's spot lock function that owners of the MG and Rhodan rave about? Anyone know?
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You have to double tap the anchor button if you want immediate response to anchor lock. Pressing anchor the button once will lock the position into the computer, the TM then slowly reacts and places you back on the spot. If you double tap, then the TM will respond and nearly knock you out the boat getting there. You can't be moving wide open, hit spot lock and expect the TM to perform well. There is a lot of boat to stop and move back into position.
I have had my Riptide Ulterra 110 for 6 months with flawless performance. Spot locked over a reefs for hours. Just keep extra remote batteries with you. You
Just can't beat the auto deploy.
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