Thread: Awe heck!!!!

yeh Randy.....you can set it to navigate your course or heading either by GPS or by compass ....the advanced I-pilot control does it by compass which is better in the wind because response is faster that being guided on a heading by gps. The cruise control feature just helps maintain set speed during wind changes and shifts etc. To turn on advanced auto pilot you hold the N button down two seconds and the N with a circle around it will come up on your screen....then you are going by compass

Very good G, that's what I thought. And, what I have been doing. Was a little confused at the moment reading this thread . Thanks.

Originally Posted by "G"

. To turn on advanced auto pilot you hold the N button down two seconds and the N with a circle around it will come up on your screen....then you are going by compass

Almost.... When you first turn it on the N has a circle around it, this is advanced gps heading. Hold the button and the circle goes away and you are in compass mode.

Thanks Carl......I had it backwards......I do that a lot

In autopilot mode, the A in a circle, the GPS creates a series of waypoints in the direction you're headed. Then the boat will automatically go from waypoint to waypoint. The problem is a side wind will blow you off course between waypoints. Then the trolling motor will compensate and turn to cross the next waypoint. In advanced autopilot, the trolling motor stays pointed at a compass coordinate, no mater what the wind does. The cruise control feature only helps when going 1 mph or faster, in my opinion. You can set it for slower speeds but if you set it for .4 mph and the wind has your boat moving that fast, the trolling motor won't turn on.

I found yesterday if a strong enough wind hits you and blows you backwards in cruise control . The motor will shut down if your backward speed matchs the setting and you will drift in the wind.

Good info scottV...... Learn a lot from you guys

Originally Posted by BAMA S

I found yesterday if a strong enough wind hits you and blows you backwards in cruise control . The motor will shut down if your backward speed matchs the setting and you will drift in the wind.

That's right, the GPS sees that you're moving at that speed whether it's forward, backwards or sideways. On a very calm day I'll sometimes use cruise control at slow speeds but normally I only use it for long lining or pulling cranks. I use the advanced auto pilot all of the time though.