My trolling motor was 20 years old...still working but the foot control was getting a bit unreliable .....checked out new motors, sent some emails to sellers on line, and decided on the I Pilot....tried it out this pass week on Lake Wylie with my grandson. Really didn't know what to expect just read the instructions, put it in the water and turned on the remote control....I can't believe that I used the old motor as long as I had.....the technology of that old motor is a T model to an Indy racer.........found my self having fun and playing with the remote to see if the motor responded to all the commands......it did....threw out buoy marker and then selected the stay in place button ....really surprised how the unit kept the boat on the marker...didn't very 2 feet in 45 minutes of trial.....wind was at 8-10 mph.....the boat is 20 feet and weighs 2500 plus lbs not counting the gas.........not recommending anything......just commenting on how the market has changed on these tools in 20 years.......