Is It Worth Buying A Pre-owned MotorGuide Xi5?

I took a chance and purchased a MotorGuide Xi5 for a bargain price, lets see how spicy it is!
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[@mudbutton2]

Nice roomy tinny mate. Had an Xi3 for a couple of years and it's been good until yesterday, where it shit itself and lost steering. Still trying to work out what the issue with it is. Spot lock is a game changer esp for casting lures and holding over a school of reddies. Lithium batteries are a game changer, with regard to useable capacity and of course weight saving. Great for days out on electric only impoundments.

[@michael-fb7ps]

Nice mate near lost the lure retriever near had to get more than ya feet wet but all in all mate seems like the motor is a great bit of kit and the boat ramp there is a bit tricky first couple of times but after that it’s pretty good cheers mate love ya work

[@peterhipwell4632]

Thanks for this always wanted to know how they worked Excellent explanation

[@tworodsdownunder]

Glad you enjoyed it Peter

[@guydixon7012]

Great video, best part is that it's recent and Aussie.
How much did you get the Xi5 for? What length shaft? I'm about to pull the trigger on a 54 inch 12v Xi5 for the Macquarie River in Central NSW.
Rivers look almost identical!

[@tworodsdownunder]

Glad you like the video it's a bit different to the norm, this is the 60" 24v 80lb version, would have went a shorter shaft for my boat if buying new, but it was a bargain. Picked it up for $800 with two 100AH batteries.

[@guydixon7012]

Wow what a steal

[@beckhorsburgh4741]

Looks good Kev, I’m jealous. Maybe instead of new carpet lay down eva foam, easier to clean and it’ll modernise the old girl a bit. I watched an awesome tinny boat upgrade series on CZcams by Adam Ryan and he does up his little red boat and it looks mint 👌🏻

[@tworodsdownunder]

That might be a great idea easy to do also

[@BennettBuilt-yu2gw]

I've had both the Xi5 and iPilot. I will say while the Xi5 was too difficult for the kids to deploy and stow by themselves. However, the head unit motor is MUCH quieter than the iPilot and i really miss that.

[@tworodsdownunder]

I was really surprised by how quiet it is, nothing like stealth fishing💯

[@brentonclarke]

You could probably troll for days on 24v with a small boat. How fast can you go just on the electric?

[@tworodsdownunder]

I did a quick test and was cruising around 10km/h. A fair bit of weight in the boat, floor and supports are all wooden, soon to be changed for alloy etc.

[@warren6172]

Good luck, complete garbage and they don’t stand behind their products. And do not waste your $ on the POS foot pedal.

[@tworodsdownunder]

Just finished a two day outing 18hrs in total no issues. Best thing about getting a bargain second hand item, you don't need to worry, just send it 😉

[@warren6172]

@@tworodsdownunder I got mine new and it’s put me in the rocks quite a few times. Don’t waste your $ on the foot pedal.