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[QUOTE]Captain - 2/25/2015  11:15 AM

Connection to Lowrance is seamless. The xi5 comes prerigged with the Lowrance Sonar Adapter plug on it so literally all you do is plug it into your Lowrance unit. In fact, I actually used the quick release bracket from my Minn Kota on the Motorguide. Worked great!!
I bought my xi5 Pinpoint almost a year ago. It received a TON of use last year. One thing you will notice is how quiet it is and the amp draw on full load is 38 amps vs over 50 for the comparable terrova. That makes a big difference in how much juice it takes up in a day.
I am not sure I can say one bad thing about it. I sent motorguide a few suggestions for S/W or firmware updates. Basically when using cruise control mode, if there is a big gust of wind it seemed to have a couple second lag in responding. I was thinking they could tighten that up a bit. For 99% of the time it isn't a big deal and it just pushed me slightly off course, but that was the only thing I could nit pick. I would think they could clean that up a bit considering how responsive the anchor mode is. Otherwise this has been one of the wisest purchases I have made for my boat.[/QUOTE]

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