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MotorGuide Xi3 (and similar remote controlled trolling motors)?
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<blockquote data-quote="MrGiggles" data-source="post: 483583" data-attributes="member: 22613"><p>I have a Terrova with Ipilot, which is more or less like an Xi5. I have the foot pedal but have only used it once or twice in 3 years, drive it with the remote 99% of the time.</p><p></p><p>It really depends on the type of fishing that you do. I like to troll or fish vertical, so the remote works well for that. </p><p></p><p>If you are the type that likes to run down a bank, or through marinas fishing around docks where careful maneuvers are required, a cable steer is really the best thing to have, but has it's own set of drawbacks.</p><p></p><p>Electric steer motors have a pretty slow response time, it takes several seconds for them to turn 180*. A cable or hand operated motor will do the same thing in nothing flat.</p><p></p><p>Additionally, they typically come with a foot pedal that has a pretty long cable, can drive it from anywhere in the boat, hands free.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrGiggles, post: 483583, member: 22613"] I have a Terrova with Ipilot, which is more or less like an Xi5. I have the foot pedal but have only used it once or twice in 3 years, drive it with the remote 99% of the time. It really depends on the type of fishing that you do. I like to troll or fish vertical, so the remote works well for that. If you are the type that likes to run down a bank, or through marinas fishing around docks where careful maneuvers are required, a cable steer is really the best thing to have, but has it's own set of drawbacks. Electric steer motors have a pretty slow response time, it takes several seconds for them to turn 180*. A cable or hand operated motor will do the same thing in nothing flat. Additionally, they typically come with a foot pedal that has a pretty long cable, can drive it from anywhere in the boat, hands free. [/QUOTE]
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