Johnson Outdoors MinnKota Riptide 70/SP Bowmount Trolling Motor with iPilot (White) Reviews
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Johnson Outdoors MinnKota Riptide 70/SP Bowmount Trolling Motor with iPilot (White) Feature
- 24-volt electric-steer saltwater trolling motor with a PowerDrive bow mount, a thrust level of 70, and a 54-inch shaft comes with wireless, GPS based i-Pilot control system factory installed
- Fully encapsulated electronics; premium-grade metal alloys; sacrificial zinc anode; corrosion resistant 5-mil TGIC polyester, powder coat paint; indestructible composite shaft
- i-Pilot allows you to lock onto a fishing spot and stay there; record a successful path and retrace it later; and set cruise control for perfect bait presentation--from anywhere on the boat
- Easy-in, easy-out stow and deploy mechanism; 5X longer run time with Digital Maximizer technology; Weedless Wedge 2 prop to move through vegetation easily
- i-Pilot and motor backed by a 2-year warranty; composite shaft guaranteed for life
The Riptide SP bow-mount saltwater trolling motor from MinnKota provides the reliability, power, and handling you need to chase down the trophies on saltwater. The 24-volt motor has a thrust level of 70 yet runs quiet enough to give you the drop on fish. Built tough to withstand the most extreme saltwater conditions, the Riptide SP comes equipped with i-Pilot factory installed, ready to make you a better angler at the push of a button. Wireless GPS based i-Pilot frees you up to focus totally on fishing--with i-Pilot you can lock onto a fishing spot and stay there; record a successful path and retrace it later; and set cruise control for precise bait presentation--from anywhere on the boat.
Engineered to last and perform for years in a harsh saltwater environments, the Riptide SP features fully encapsulated electronics with premium-grade metal alloys along with a sacrificial zinc anode and 5-mil TGIC polyester, powder coat paint to provide advanced corrosion protection. The Riptide SP also features MinnKota's Digital Maximizer technology that provides up to five times longer run time on a single battery charge, an indestructible composite shaft (guaranteed for life), cool, quiet power for longer battery and motor life with reduced noise, a push-to-test battery meter, and a Weedless Wedge 2 prop to get you through thick vegetation, all backed by a 2-year warranty. For a reliable performance in saltwater, the Riptide SP motor with i-Pilot offers the strength, durability, and intelligence you need to bring the big ones home.
Features:
- Weedless Wedge 2 Prop: Push weeds away and take on the thick stuff without battery-draining chopping and hacking. Weedless Wedge 2 features a unique, patented design with swept-back, flared blades that "wedge" weeds away while conserving battery power. The Weedless Wedge 2 makes it possible to move through heavy vegetation--even at slow speeds.
- Deploy-Assist Lever: The deploy-assist lever puts you in motion and in pursuit of fish quickly and easily. Depress the lever to deploy the motor and you're ready to go. When it's time to move, it stows easily and securely--ready for action whenever you are.
- Digital Maximizer: The Digital Maximizer optimizes draw to extend battery life and reduce damaging heat--helping you stay on the water up to five times longer on a single charge. By regulating power, the Digital Maximizer delivers the precise amount of power needed at any speed--along with variable speed control. Your motor runs cooler, longer, and more efficiently.
- Advanced Corrosion Protection: Riptide motors are impervious to saltwater's corrosive effects thanks to premium-grade marine alloys and aluminum upper arms. Metals undergo a rigid multi-step cleaning process before being anodized or coated with a special zinc dichromate armor plating. All components are then finished with a durable 5-mil TGIC polyester, powder coat paint. When it's all done, you're left with unequaled corrosion protection.
- Fully Encapsulated Electronics: Marine-grade urethane fully encapsulates Riptide control boards to protect the electronic circuitry. Also, all electrical connections are sealed with liquid-tight heat shrink tubing to form an impenetrable barrier against saltwater.
- Sacrificial Anode: Galvanic corrosion occurs when two dissimilar metals come into electrical contact through saltwater. Riptide fights back with a patented sacrificial zinc anode, a composite shaft and properly balanced materials that are close in electrical potential. The result is a motor that's completely protected from saltwater's destructive forces.
- Indestructible Composite Shaft: Pound for pound, the high-yield composite shaft is stronger than steel. Virtually indestructible, the shaft flexes on impact before returning to the original position. It won't break, kink or corrode, giving MinnKota the confidence to make it the only trolling motor shaft that's guaranteed for life.
- Cool, Quiet Power: With extra large windings and commutators to dissipate heat, the MinnKota motor offers cooler operation, extended battery power, and longer motor life. The MinnKota's unique bearing system reduces friction to cut fish-spooking noise.
i-Pilot Wireless GPS Trolling System for Saltwater:
All wireless and with GPS accuracy, the i-Pilot automatically controls and steers your boat, providing you with more time to fish. With i-Pilot you can: lock onto a fishing spot--and stay there; record a successful path and retrace it later; and set cruise control for precise bait presentation. i-Pilot's integrated, backlit LCD screen is easy to read and delivers instant feedback on active functions, speed, prop on/off status, battery power and GPS signal strength. i-Pilot is easy to operate with a watertight, fully gasketed remote, that conveniently floats if dropped in the water and that comes with a wrist lanyard.
i-Pilot's watertight, fully-gasketed remote allows you to operate the motor from anywhere on the boat. |
i-Pilot Features:- Record a Track: Simply push the Record button and fish along your desired course. i-Pilot will store that track to memory (up to three separate tracks) and retrace it automatically with its playback features.
- Spot Lock: Spot-Lock works like an electronic anchor. Choose up to three separate spots for i-Pilot to remember, and at the push of a button, it will correct for wind or current to hold you in place. Spot-Lock Recall lets you return to your spot later, from up to a quarter mile away.
- CoPilot and Cruise Control: With MinnKota's legendary CoPilot functions, you can control speed, steering, prop on/off and high-speed bypass from your i-Pilot wireless remote, leaving you free to fish from anywhere on the boat. i-Pilot's cruise control function gives you unparalleled bait presentation by maintaining your actual on-the-water GPS speed and allowing you to adjust your speed in 1/10-mile-per-hour increments.
- Advanced AutoPilot: Simply point your trolling motor in the direction you want to head and activate Advanced AutoPilot. i-Pilot will keep you on your heading and deliver you there with GPS accuracy, while compensating for wind, waves, current or drift.
This Riptide SP Bow Mount trolling motor features MinnKota's iPilot wireless GPS trolling system factory installed. iPilot frees you up to focus on fishing. It uses GPS technology to remember paths and fishing spots on the water. Activate cruise control and give you command of speed, steering and Advanced AutoPilot. Optimize your Riptide SP with i-Pilot for unprecedented automatic boat positioning. It also comes with fully encapsulated electronics to protect the circuitry from the rigors of a saltwater environment and a digital maximizer that gives you up to five times longer run time on a single charge.
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