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[BearLakeFishGuy]

Which motor do you have? Minn Kota PowerDrive V2 and I upgraded it for iPilot (i.e. remote with all the bells/whistles). Mine is 12V and 55lbs thrust. Plenty for my 17.5' boat. I can run it for at least 5 hours while shore-fishing Mantua, Newton, and Hyrum. I can spot-lock deep jigging locations at Bear Lake, Flaming Gorge and Rockport for hours with one battery. NOTE #1: My friend has a 24V Ulterra that self-deploys and has trouble with it for the last 2 years. It won't deploy, turn on, etc. Must be some type of electrical gremlin but I think they are too complicated and simply break too easily. NOTE #2: Be cautious of using Lithium Ion batteries if you fish during the winter, unless you store your boat somewhere warm or not fish at all and then pull the batteries out and store them in a warm area. My friends in MI who fish until the lakes freeze up, have switched back to lead acid batteries since the Lithiums just don't stand up the cold weather. Now if you don't fish in the winter, then it might not be an issue? Just do a google search online and you'll see the issues guys are having in the cold climates with lithiums. Note #3: I do not use it for "trolling". I use my 9.9 Merc ProKicker 4stroke for that. I do use it to help "steer" while trolling even though I have my main motor and kicker tied together with a steering link.

What features drove you to get one? I liked it since it was 12V and still had plenty of thrust and I could spend just $400 for the iPilot Upgrade Kit so I can control it with a remote (not a pedal) and have the ability to follow GPS paths, a compass heading or spot-lock when I want it.

Are you satisfied with it? VERY!

Ease of maintenance or maintaining? So far there has been none! I make sure to face the propellor down and then turn it on for about 2 seconds so it "flings" any remaining water out from the housing when it is cold (below freezing) so nothing cracks or freezes solid.

Is or was price an issue? No. I could have went to a 24V system but didn't want to have to carry an extra battery. I also think that 55lbs/thust is more than I actually need. If I have to put it on the highest setting, then the wind is probably too much to fish in to begin with. The extra $400 is worth every penny for iPilot.

Are there any regrets of your purchase? None at all.