fast service also

My buddy got an Motorguide Xi5 and it works great, his is 12 volt but they have 24 volt too.
I saw they now have an Xi3 model which is supposed to be lower cost. It's a gamechanger.

I have an xi5.
Works great , no issues.
Good luck.
Mo

I don't have bluetooth so I guess it's legacy. Not very usefull as an anchor system.

Only advice I can offer is go with no less the 75#'s thrust with 24 volt set up.

My vote is Terra nova, only because I can't afford the Ulterrra self deploying model. Yet:)

Good luck and Good fishing!

I don't think I need 75 lbs. I think I want to stick with a 12 volt system as i want to keep weight of boat down. Its a very light weight 17 foot aluminum boat. Plus i won't fish in the wind anymore. But I am still learning about all this so I won't rule it out yet. I aint that mad at em.
I used to be real mad at em.



Heck I was looking at the new 15 foot anchor poles. That will keep me on most of my spots i fish now. All options are on the table right now.

was going to add a couple pics but they won't upload. Its always hard.

I recently put a 2017 Terrova iPilot 55 foot pound 12 volt on my Duracraft 1660.

My boat is similar is size to yours. I have held my boat within a 4 to 5 foot circle
for hours on spot lock in a 15 mph wind with a 31 class battery. This trolling motor
far exceeded my expectations. It is a brilliant machine and will immediately let you
do things you could only dream of before. I haven't used an anchor since I put this
on my boat.

I have both (36 Volt models). I prefer the minnkota as the hand held remote gives you better indication of what your setting is. I believe the minnkota also works/communicates with your hummingbird fishfinders.

Both are heads above throwing an anchor