Motor guide xi5 vs min Kotta I pilot

[cajun bill]

Originally Posted by Juciy

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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Yes, I know about the double tap and yes, I also know about "you can't be moving and expect it to perform well". I purposely pulled up to the spot slowly, hit the double tap, and watched as the boat would drift off the position about 10-20 feet before it would respond and bring me back. If that's the best it can do, it ain't good enough. Hoping the new head will help.

[Pull n Pray]

I love my i pilot. If there is a wind or current it will hold you right on a spot. If its really calm you will drift a little before it kicks in. My only complaint is the cruise control, sometimes its way too fast and sometimes your not moving at all. It doesn't adjust quick enough.

[black cloud]

I think I read something a while back that said there is a way to sync the i5 with a Lowrance depth finder/chartplotter. So you can do things like plot a route that you want to drift from your Lowrance and the i5 can keep you along that path? Idk, but if that's something that interests you it may sway your decision. I'm not certain if the ipilot will sync with Lowrance. Just food for thought.

[neverenuf]

Originally Posted by Juciy

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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My exact experience.

[lvallee]

Used my I-pilot last Sat. above an artificial reef off Grand Isle, La. in over 100 feet. Got over the fish and pushed the anchor button and my 22 ft Triton stayed in that spot for over 3 hours. My GPS display made a black spot where we were sitting. We caught many large fish (sharks, etc.) but my I-pilot kept holding us where we wanted to be. Glad that it worked the way I wanted on a spot that is impossible to anchor.

[Juciy]

Originally Posted by cajun bill

Yes, I know about the double tap and yes, I also know about "you can't be moving and expect it to perform well". I purposely pulled up to the spot slowly, hit the double tap, and watched as the boat would drift off the position about 10-20 feet before it would respond and bring me back. If that's the best it can do, it ain't good enough. Hoping the new head will help.

Gotcha, mine definitely does not drift that far. Maybe 4-5 at the worst.


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[Juciy]

Originally Posted by black cloud

I think I read something a while back that said there is a way to sync the i5 with a Lowrance depth finder/chartplotter. So you can do things like plot a route that you want to drift from your Lowrance and the i5 can keep you along that path? Idk, but if that's something that interests you it may sway your decision. I'm not certain if the ipilot will sync with Lowrance. Just food for thought.

Ipilot works with Hummingbird only.


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[cajun bill]

Originally Posted by lvallee

Used my I-pilot last Sat. above an artificial reef off Grand Isle, La. in over 100 feet. Got over the fish and pushed the anchor button and my 22 ft Triton stayed in that spot for over 3 hours. My GPS display made a black spot where we were sitting. We caught many large fish (sharks, etc.) but my I-pilot kept holding us where we wanted to be. Glad that it worked the way I wanted on a spot that is impossible to anchor.

That's good to know and I hope the replacement "brain" they are sending me will result in the same thing. You got lucky cuz we were there starting on Sunday until Wednesday and could never get offshore to fish mangroves like we wanted.

thanks for the report