05-15-2007, 05:04 AM
Just to explain myself a little further about the Powerdrive (I have recieved some PM's asking questions).
I have the PowerDrive V2 70# thrust and the Autopilot feature.
The AutoPilot feature is where you can point the motor in the direction you want to go and it will automatically stear the motor to keep the boat in that direction. It also has the capability to either have constant motor running or momentary motor running which requires you to hit the foot pedal to turn the thing on and once you release the pedal it turns off. It also has speed control that can be adjusted to control the speed of the motor. All of this is hooked up through a wire connected foot control pedal.
Now the Co-Pilot sytstem that BLM is asking about is an additional system that can be added to the motor and all it replaces is the wired foot control. It takes the wiriing out of the picture and the foot pedal is now sending signals through radio frequencies to control the motor. They also make a smaller device that can be placed on you pole, belt or wrist that does the same thing as the foot pedal. It is not a bad system because it eliminates a tripping hazard by having a cord strung around the boat. The problem I had with mine is the motor did not always recieve the signal from the foot pedal or the hand held device. This is a problem when you need precise boat control like I do. So thats why I took it off and am now dealing with the cord.
I do love the Powerdrive V2 model though and I have friends that have the older Powerdrive motors and they are rather reliable. The main problem with any electric is the foot pedal they will wear out before anything else will.
Wyobraz
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I have the PowerDrive V2 70# thrust and the Autopilot feature.
The AutoPilot feature is where you can point the motor in the direction you want to go and it will automatically stear the motor to keep the boat in that direction. It also has the capability to either have constant motor running or momentary motor running which requires you to hit the foot pedal to turn the thing on and once you release the pedal it turns off. It also has speed control that can be adjusted to control the speed of the motor. All of this is hooked up through a wire connected foot control pedal.
Now the Co-Pilot sytstem that BLM is asking about is an additional system that can be added to the motor and all it replaces is the wired foot control. It takes the wiriing out of the picture and the foot pedal is now sending signals through radio frequencies to control the motor. They also make a smaller device that can be placed on you pole, belt or wrist that does the same thing as the foot pedal. It is not a bad system because it eliminates a tripping hazard by having a cord strung around the boat. The problem I had with mine is the motor did not always recieve the signal from the foot pedal or the hand held device. This is a problem when you need precise boat control like I do. So thats why I took it off and am now dealing with the cord.
I do love the Powerdrive V2 model though and I have friends that have the older Powerdrive motors and they are rather reliable. The main problem with any electric is the foot pedal they will wear out before anything else will.
Wyobraz
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