Quote Originally Posted by CrappieNutz View Post
When choosing a proper thrust I refer to the manufacturer. With the new GPS motors like Ipilot and Xi5 if you get the wrong thrust to weight ratio then your spotlock or digital anchor will go wonky. 55lb for my deep V works great but on my brothers plain jane john boat it jerks it around and is eratic.
I have never used this type of setup so I will tread lightly. I would think the jerky and erratic problems would be centered around the motor over powering because of programming. Much like what clfarms1 added in the above post. Even my 83# on my 21' bassboat can all but throw me into the water when set incorrectly for the situation. Thrust is directly related to motor speed. Just because the motor is a 112# does not mean it is producing 112# at a lower speed setting.

Have you experienced this with both the Ipilot and Xi5?

Is the thrust/speed set by the Ipilot or set by the operator?

Interesting angle to the thread