Motorguide Xi5 - nå med lengre skaft

Motorguide er sammen med Minn Kota dominerende innen elektriske båtmotorer. Nå utvider de modellserien Xi5 med en modell med lengre skaft.

Motorguide Xi5 FW

Motorguide Xi5 er en frontmontert elmotor med innebygget GPS-mottager og elektronisk kompass. GPS og kompass gir muligheter for flere autopilot-funksjoner, slik som ankring, følge ruter, automatiske svingmønstre etc. Sammen med Minn Kotas tilsvarende modeller er disse populære blandt alle som fisker fra båt, men Xi5 har hatt en begrensning som har vært særlig merkbar i Skandinavia.

Xi5 tåler norske forhold som kulde og is.

Her bruker vi ofte båter som er ganske høye i baugen (fronten), og frem til nå har Xi5 kun kommet med 48-, 54- og 60-tommers skaft. Særlig saltvannsgutta har ønsket seg en Xi5 med lengre skaft, og nå ser det ut til at de får det som de vil. Nå kommer det en modell med skaft på 72 tommer også. 72 tommer tilsvarer 180 centimeter, og bør være nok for de fleste.

Foreløpig må saltvannsfiskeren opp på utgaven for 36 volt (105 LBS) for det lange skaftet nå i første omgang, men vi antar at også 24 volt (80 LBS) vil komme som SW-utgave etterhvert. Ferskvannsfiskeren har valget mellom både 36 volt og 24 volt (80 LBS) som 72-versjon.

Med lengre skaft blir montering på større båter enklere.

Med NMEA2000 kan selvfølgelig også modellene med det lange skaftet kobles sammen med Lowrance sine modeller Elite Ti, HDS Gen 2, HDS Gen 2 Touch, HDS Gen 3 og HDS Carbon slik at motoren kan styres via kartplotteren.

Gateway-kit

Styring av Xi5 via en Lowrance HDS 5 Gen 2.

Her i Norge er det Mjøsservice som distribuerer Motorguide, mens Thermoprodukter distribuerer i Sverige.

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