Thread: Minn Kota i Pilot questions and answers

Is the I Pilot being shipped now? I have heard it had been delayed.

I noticed Cabellas is saying 1 to 2 wks.

The information I have through the official MinnKota channels is that the units are being released in early December.

I have a V2 and heard the foot pedal won't work with I pilot.
Will a wireless pedal work or just the hand held control?

Lets say you have recorded and saved a track. How close do you need to be to that track to go back over it? Seems to me the since it is GPS guided the distance could be unlimited. However it would attempt to get to the initial point in a direct line and that could be hazzardous to your health.

Originally Posted by IBNFSHN

Lets say you have recorded and saved a track. How close do you need to be to that track to go back over it? Seems to me the since it is GPS guided the distance could be unlimited. However it would attempt to get to the initial point in a direct line and that could be hazzardous to your health.

From what i have read in other threads and on Jason's site it's quite a distance... but I'll check it....

No definitive distance... it returns to the closest point on the recorded track and follows it

and i assume that would be as the crow flys... not contour tracking

i-Pilot will return you to the nearest point on a recorded track from a distance of up to 1/4 mile away.

Some new i-Pilot content is available on my site. Check it out for information on using Spot Lock and Cruise Control in a tough river boat control situation:

MinnKota's i-Pilot for precision boat control

Put the i-pilot to the test today. When I set the spot lock the motor rotated 180 and rapped my cord up and kicked out. I understand the timer and why it kicked out. It broke my locking collar on the motor shaft B/4 it tripped. I turned the boat into the wind and waited for it to stall and hit the spot lock again. It wanted to do a 180. . What am i doing wrong ? If I am sitting still the spot lock should not activate the motor until i am out of the perimeter . I don't think it should try to do a 180. I need to know why it broke my colar . Any help will be appreciated.

Originally Posted by foul hook

Put the i-pilot to the test today. When I set the spot lock the motor rotated 180 and rapped my cord up and kicked out. I understand the timer and why it kicked out. It broke my locking collar on the motor shaft B/4 it tripped. I turned the boat into the wind and waited for it to stall and hit the spot lock again. It wanted to do a 180. . What am i doing wrong ? If I am sitting still the spot lock should not activate the motor until i am out of the perimeter . I don't think it should try to do a 180. I need to know why it broke my colar . Any help will be appreciated.

I'll see if I can get an engineer to provide some insight.

Are you running a PowerDrive V2 or a Terrova?

Originally Posted by foul hook

Put the i-pilot to the test today. When I set the spot lock the motor rotated 180 and rapped my cord up and kicked out. I understand the timer and why it kicked out. It broke my locking collar on the motor shaft B/4 it tripped. I turned the boat into the wind and waited for it to stall and hit the spot lock again. It wanted to do a 180. . What am i doing wrong ? If I am sitting still the spot lock should not activate the motor until i am out of the perimeter . I don't think it should try to do a 180. I need to know why it broke my colar . Any help will be appreciated.

I wanna see how they figure it is your fault on this one.

Tom the skeptic