MotorGuide Xi5 55lb SW 60" 12V - wireless bow electric motor. Xi5 is the legendary bow electric motor that started the story of MotorGuide's bow machines. The MotorGuide Xi5 bow electric motor has great features such as ready-to-use wireless features that allow anglers to have precise control of the motor and steering anywhere on the boat. The Xi5 is extremely quiet and silky smooth to move, and the machines also have a renewed composite shaft that bends but does not break, thus not getting damaged even if it hits the bottom, for example. The composite shaft has a lifetime warranty. The new Pinpoint GPS technology is available as original equipment (certain GPS models) or easily retrofitted as an accessory.
- The only bow motor that can also succeed in downwind trolling at the desired speed.
- One of the fastest on the market to turn and power adjustment while driving is completely stepless, allowing you to get the speed exactly as desired.
- With PinPoint, the machine can also be operated through the fishfinder, and you can steer the boat through the fishfinder's history.
"The machine is made for very precise fishing according to professional requirements". – Ville-Matti Blomqvist, fishing guide
"MotorGuide makes normal fishing a luxury for the skipper! In jigging, the sky anchor keeps you in place, and in trolling fishing, the pinpoint autopilot steers where you want, at your chosen speed! It makes fishing more precise and efficient, which is reflected in the catch!" - Pyry Granlund, PG Fishing fishing guide
SW means that the machine is a Saltwater model, meaning it withstands seawater better than the black FW model, but in Finland, it doesn't matter much which one you want to use. In Finland, seawater is brackish, so all warranties remain even if you use the FW model in seawater. However, the SW model has a more durable lower unit paint, so the machine itself withstands harder use.
For most fishing boats, a 55lb bow motor is excellent, even for heavier boats, when fishing mainly in good weather. In most of our fishing boats, a 60" rig tube should be installed so that the bow electric motor reaches deep enough into the water. The biggest differences in the MotorGuide Xi3 bow electric motor are the greater thrust, which you will notice especially in strong autumn winds. The base is externally similar, but in the Xi5 machine, the machine lock is more robust than in the Xi3 bow electric motor.
All bow electric motors we sell have a GPS sky anchor and a wireless remote control. All MotorGuide Xi3 and Xi5 bow electric motors include the readiness to connect a Lowrance touchscreen to the bow electric motor and use the screen to control the bow electric motor. If Lowrance is not a touchscreen, connection is not possible. Touchscreen models have an NMEA2000 bus where the link is made.
MotorGuide's own Pinpoint GPS technology achieves incredibly precise performance using precise GPS reception and control algorithms. With two GPS antennas, Motor Guide PinPoint also keeps your boat in the correct position and does not allow it to spin when using the sky anchor like other competing models. GPS technology is controlled via a wireless controller, which includes the following functions: increase speed, decrease speed, course lock, anchor/route memory, sky anchor, cruise control, propeller on/off, turn left, turn right, manual control, repeat route.
This package is available with an accessory package, which includes a white nylon or aluminum quick-release base, a 60A automatic fuse, and power connectors. When purchased with the bow machine, the accessory package is always cheaper.
Also available with the excellent Ultimatron 12V 50Ah lithium battery.
If you want an offer with another battery and chargers, contact our customer service at shop@ruoto.fi
MotorGuide Xi5 55lb SW 60" 12V additional information:
- Sky anchor: Keeps the boat in place at a fixed GPS coordinate, stores and remembers up to eight locations, in anchor mode, direction control can be used to move the boat in any direction in 1.5-meter steps.
- Course lock: Steers the boat in a specific compass direction
- Route: Records and plays back up to eight routes, each up to 6.4km long
- Cruise control: Maintains GPS speed along a course or route