Power drive co pilot -I pilot

[Davy Crockett]

My boat came with Power drive co pilot and has a transducer on the bottom and a button on the top for of the head for I-Pilot .It also has an extra plug that must be for foot control and/or the transducer. It has these style remotes but from what I was reading it should also have spot lock. Is it as simple as getting new remote or what the heck do I have going on here here ? I'm lost , I haven't stayed in the loop for electronics.

 

[xFishSlayerx]

Co pilot does not have spot lock.

 

[Davy Crockett]

I thought I read that with the I-pilot upgrade it was supposed to .

 

[Davy Crockett]

I don't know what I'm talking about but from what I read online with the I-pilot upgrade I should have these style of remotes .

 

[xFishSlayerx]

If you have I-Pilot you should have spot lock. Is the co-pilot plugged into your trolling motor? Mounted on the side of it If I can remember right. You might just have the wrong remote ya.

 

[Davy Crockett]

On top of the head is a button to push for autopilot , also the 6 or 7 pin extra plug I'm wondering about.

 

[guywhofishes]

Spotlock is built in if you have the button on top. You can't activate spotlock with that button - it's the remote pairing button.

A paired spotlock-capable remote like you showed will Spotlock it.

But also, some foot controls have the spotlock button (Anchor emblem).

Do you have the foot control?

 

[Davy Crockett]

Nope, no foot control , I think the kids may have stripped some stuff off before I bought it from their dad.

 

[guywhofishes]

Spotlock is built in if you have the button on top. You can't activate spotlock with that button - it's the remote pairing button.

A paired spotlock-capable remote like you showed will Spotlock it.

But also, some foot controls have the spotlock button (Anchor emblem).

Do you have the foot control?

Scratch that - that's a remote pairing button - not a spotlock pairing button on top.

 

[guywhofishes]

So, unfortunately, you probably don't have spotloc on that motor if those were original remotes.

 

[risingsun]

On top of the head is a button to push for autopilot , also the 6 or 7 pin extra plug I'm wondering about.

I believe that is to plug into your electronics for sonar/ds/sc if the transducer is capable for all 3

 

[Davy Crockett]

Guy ,After more reading I think your right , Auto pilot just keeps a straight line and not all auto pilots have I-pilot. After I noticed the transducer on the bottom I thought it might have more capabilities than I knew of, like following contour lines spot lock and such.

 

[risingsun]

I don't know what I'm talking about but from what I read online with the I-pilot upgrade I should have these style of remotes .

I pilot has GPS, co pilot does not, therefore no spot lock. The upgrade you speak of you need to put on an I pilot head I think.

 

[Davy Crockett]

The mix up I had was that I thought all autopilot's also had built in I- pilots. I better just go fishhing and forget about the electronics The autopilot works nice for trolling roads that's all I need .

 

[shorthairsrus]

I am using less and less of the hand held and more with the foot pedal.