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and is a well respected member of several fishing forums. Based on that, I ordered the Xi3 and Lowrance Elite 7ti w/ TotalScan and am in the process of mounting them.Īfter reading your post, especially with the Lowrance tech saying they wouldn't work, I became concerned so I contacted Brian at BBG Marine who sells Motorguide, Minn Kota, Lowrance, HBird, etc. Other than that, they have the exact same internals as far as circuitry and GPS. He said the new Xi3 with GPS/sonar is the same as the Xi5 internally the only difference is the Xi3 doesn't come with the wireless pedal and the gears are beefier in the Xi5. I was told by a Motorguide tech that they absolutely can be networked together. I certainly hope they communicate with one another. I'm very frustrated because neither MotorGuide or Lowrance wants to take blame for this and they just want to point fingers and I've spent over $2,000 on this whole system and I want to to rip it out and throw it in the bottom of the lake! There has to be a simple fix for this and I wonder if anybody else has had this problem and if there is a fix? Thank you. They should be able to communicate with each other or the Lowrance should be able to use or utilize the MotorGuide GPS just as it would the one in the fish finder itself.

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Has anyone else had this issue and has anyone ever been able to find a fix? In my mind it should only be a simple software fix more than likely from Lowrance and not MotorGuide. They should communicate with each other in Harmony and yet they don't. This causes me a freaking migraine when I try to set waypoints on the Lowrance and then it takes you in completely different directions then what you have programmed in. This would be fantastic except, for when you do that your chart on the Lowrance doesn't match up, not even a fraction with the GPS signals from the MotorGuide motor. It seems that it is impossible to get the MotorGuide to work correctly with the Lowrance fish finder when it comes to routing and trails because they want you to use, the MotorGuide only GPS on their motor and not the one on the Lowrance unit. I don't want to have to write a story so I'll try to make this as short as possible. And I keep getting conflicting information. It seems like MotorGuide and Lowrance technicians don't have a lot of good things to say about each other. There are a whole bunch of videos out there showing how great the system is and how it will take you where you want to go and you don't have to worry about it but I have had nothing but nightmares and problems for the past year. I like the trolling motor just fine when it's on its own but my whole purpose of buying this system was that I could use it for routing and trails, so I can pay more attention to my fishing and not worry about the driving. I bought a Lowrance HDS 9 Generation 3 fish finder and a new MotorGuide xi3 pinpoint GPS trolling motor.

I don't normally join forums anymore but I feel I need to in the hopes that someone out there may have an answer for me.

Kayak, Kick Boat, and Belly Boat Anglers.

Use Cruise Control to maintain your boat speed in either the Heading Lock or Route Playback modes. Integrated intelligence will compensate for any wind, tide or current that attempts to alter your speed. Integrated intelligence will compensate for any wind, tide or current that attempts to move you off course.

Select your desired compass heading and Pinpoint GPS will keep you moving in a straight line. Anchor lock anytime along the way and cast in your favorite honey holes, then resume your route. Pinpoint GPS enables you to record and retrieve up to eight separate fishing routes, each up to four miles in length. Pinpoint GPS introduces the 'jog' feature - simply press any of the directional buttons while you're in anchor mode and the motor will move five feet at a time in your chosen direction.

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Simply press the anchor button the handheld remote and you'll be locked in place to free you up to cast for your trophy fish. The Pinpoint GPS Anchor features draws on a GPS satellite receiver, two separate digital compasses, and an advanced algorithm for super accurate virtual anchoring control. It's compatible with all Xi5 trolling motors, and comes pre-installed on a number of models.

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Pinpoint GPS offers all the same features as i-Pilot, plus a few improvements (more accurate GPS and the ability to 'jog' five feet in any direction from an anchor lock position). Pinpoint GPS is MotorGuide's answer to Minn Kota's famous i-Pilot control system.

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