

MOTORGUIDE PINPOINT INSTALL
Pinpoint GPS is available this fall as a factory-installed upgrade or as an easy to install option that anglers can purchase from retailers for use on the new MotorGuide Xi5 wireless trolling motor. MotorGuide trolling motors and accessories, and our selection includes the best offerings for 12v, 24v, 36v, i-Pilot, i-Pilot Link and Pinpoint. In its “route memory” mode, Pinpoint GPS can store and recall up to eight routes of four miles each.

Pinpoint GPS features “heading lock” and “cruise control” options to navigate the boat to specific compass headings while holding a constant speed against wind and current. Pinpoint GPS offers all the same features as i-Pilot, plus a few improvements (more accurate GPS and the ability to 'jog' five feet in any direction from an anchor lock position). “Being able to position and jog your boat to make the best possible presentation of the bait is essential to catch fish, and Pinpoint GPS enables anglers to precisely position their boats to stay on fish and bring home a bigger catch,” Curtis said. Pinpoint GPS is MotorGuides answer to Minn Kotas famous i-Pilot control system. Through a compact, easy-to-use hand-held remote, Pinpoint GPS enables anglers to move a boat in five-foot increments in any direction and store up to 8 locations when in “anchor” mode. “Pinpoint GPS uses an ultra-precise GPS receiver and control algorithms to keep the boat positioned tightly on the target.” Sophisticated Steering Transmission - From its ball bearings that reduce friction and wear, to custom seals that keep water and dust out, to an extra-rigid. “In talking with anglers, the most important aspect of GPS-integrated trolling motors is their ability to maintain accuracy,” said Ben Curtis, category director for MotorGuide. PinPoint GPS technology takes boat control to the next level with an ultra-precise receiver and 2 digital compasses for best-in-class accuracy, with a composite.

MOTORGUIDE PINPOINT UPDATE
This update and resolution supersedes the instructions noted in service bulletin MG2021-01 where an upgrade dongle was required.
MOTORGUIDE PINPOINT SOFTWARE
Pinpoint GPS delivers on-target location accuracy that enables anglers to precisely position their boats and achieve optimum boat control. Some of these issues can be temporarily resolved by power cycling the trolling motor, while it is deployed, but can only be fully resolved with a software update through the Pinpoint Gateway. – MotorGuide, a trusted fishing brand with more than 50 years of engineering and manufacturing trolling motors, introduces Pinpoint® GPS navigation available on its new Xi5 wireless trolling motor.
