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Location: Western Pennsylvania | I have been reading, watching videos, and researching these two motors since there was a inkling of a possible release. I have watched both videos and i must say that after I watched those videos I was leaning towards the Garmin because the videos both make the Garmin look like a better choice. The reason why I did not buy the force was I have lowrance units and I decided I did not want to buy new fish finders. So I decided to roll the dice with the lowrance ghost.
I have installed the ghost and got to take it out for two days and use it. All I can say is plain and simple “It exceeded my expectations”. The two things that the video made me nervous on the ghost was the pull test RMP did and the noise from the other video.
Well after my short time on the water I can say a few things that I observed. First is very very quiet on the prop. The motor in the head that turns the shaft makes a little whiny noise but that is what I expected (honestly not that bad) Second is the whole speed thing. I love the way this speed and acceleration works. It seems to have a soft start, but after you get moving it really gets going. I hit 4.8 mph top speed at 24v with two new group 27 battery’s. My boat is a 1756 G3 CCJ loaded with gear and 2 adults and 1 early teen. I was shocked on how fast it went.
The stow and deploy is almost effortless. The piston takes so much weight away.
The petal is awesome and so is the steering.
Well built, very sturdy.
Now here are the things I do not like.
The motor was released too early.
There is no communication between the motor and hds units. Software update will fix the issue in the first quarter of 2020 per lowrance support.
No remote comes with it. You have to buy it for an extra $100 if you want it plus is not even available yet. Q1 2020
It comes with downscan not a sidescan transducer. Sidescan Transducer is not available yet.
Cannot find a spare prop. Spoke with support and they are not available yet.
Overall I feel when all the software bugs are worked out and accessories are available would be the right time to buy. Buying it now may leave a bad taste in your mouth for $3k because Hds functions, power pole functions, and the foot pedal button programming are not incorporated yet until software update is released. if you have any questions feel free to ask.
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