when I bought my boat for a give away price, it came with a Evinrude foot control trolling motor. I was always fighting with that thing and could never control the boat as easily as I should have been able to plus it was under powered for my boat . Every time out I would cuss that thing out.
Not really looking to buy, I was always surfing around looking at new ones. Loved the idea of the I-Pilot but too pricey for me.
Main reason it sounded great to me is my head does not turn even a nano-inch - in order to see to the sides or behind me I have to turn my whole body.
I liked trolling and using my downrigger with the trolling motor, so with the poles on the stern and me in the bow, I had to use a rear view mirror to control the boat plus see my poles - not very convenient.
So surfing around I came across a Motorguide W75 - a wireless trolling motor. Seemed even better than I-Pilot for me in a way. With that i could just stay in the stern but still control the trolling motor.
Ran across a factory refurbished one on ebay for $554.00 shipped to my door. Read a bunch of reviews on it and tho it seemed some people had some problems with them, the vast majority of people loved them.
Shouldn't have but i could not help myself.
Bought it on ebay Tuesday, UPS guy just dropped it off.
Weather will be bad here for a few days so do not know when i will get it installed, but I can not wait. Should be able to pull my boat around with no problems (a 19' fish and ski) and no more messing with that Evinrude foot control that was always such a pain.
Once i get her installed and try it out I will give my thoughts on it.
Not really looking to buy, I was always surfing around looking at new ones. Loved the idea of the I-Pilot but too pricey for me.
Main reason it sounded great to me is my head does not turn even a nano-inch - in order to see to the sides or behind me I have to turn my whole body.
I liked trolling and using my downrigger with the trolling motor, so with the poles on the stern and me in the bow, I had to use a rear view mirror to control the boat plus see my poles - not very convenient.
So surfing around I came across a Motorguide W75 - a wireless trolling motor. Seemed even better than I-Pilot for me in a way. With that i could just stay in the stern but still control the trolling motor.
Ran across a factory refurbished one on ebay for $554.00 shipped to my door. Read a bunch of reviews on it and tho it seemed some people had some problems with them, the vast majority of people loved them.
Shouldn't have but i could not help myself.
Bought it on ebay Tuesday, UPS guy just dropped it off.
Weather will be bad here for a few days so do not know when i will get it installed, but I can not wait. Should be able to pull my boat around with no problems (a 19' fish and ski) and no more messing with that Evinrude foot control that was always such a pain.
Once i get her installed and try it out I will give my thoughts on it.
