perfect. you gotta use the rope conection on the head at the right angle to direct the head rotation. I found it works best when you turn the motor backwards so the rope and head work together to stop the head from rotating the wrong way
Awesome helpful tip on stow deploy ropes. I just put an Xi3 Bow mount on my Old Town 106. Can’t wait for the ice to melt off the ponds around here! Going to try your rope system for stowing the motor!
glad it helped! i did it several times on purpose so it sticks, if you do it faster, the motor wont have time to flip over you know. Im thinking of doing a dedicated video for this
I put the Xi3 on my 106 MK , it’s the perfect set up. Spot lock plus the pedal steering. Works especially great in shallow weedy lakes like we fish in Ohio. I put on a 4 blade Ninja weedless prop and it goes through anything. I have an AP 120 that I keep in Florida. It’s a great kayak but a pain in weeds . It’s almost impossible to lift the motor up through the narrow cavity when it’s clogged with weeds.
Alex ..dude...put the torqeedo on rear and give us the speed?...then run front and back at same time and test speed and steering with foot pefals, please!
My favorite yak fishing content creator by far being a SFL native. I even speak Aliex! But please don't keep up with the "only video you need" thing. Not your style to be pretentious.
Hey Alex love the videos on the paddle board, any you could do a video. On the more budget friendly ones for Amazon, as far as which one is good for fishing. I have a unique problem not having space for a kayak and not having the funds for a high quality inflatable paddle board. Most I pay is 300. I think I'm not the only one that has this problem
didnt see them but all these boards are the same, pvc dropstich check this one out, you wanna have 34"wide at least, the longer the better, some take seats others dont amazon affiliates amzn.to/3Uqe48H
Thinking this is the setup I'm gonna build this year! Coming from a bass boat, the bow mount just makes sense to me! Have you ever tried the xi3 foot pedal?
Yeah, really cool boat. I'm gonna be moving into an apartment soon with no garage, and a few hours away from access to my dad's boat, so unfortunately a kayak is gonna be my only option. I wonder if you could position the foot pedal some kind of way that would be comfortable and effective on the kayak. Like, maybe mounted to the top of the dry pod at an angle or something, and you would operate it sitting down. The PWR 129 definitely has endless possibilities.
from manual Do not extend the included 10‑gauge battery cables more than 1.8 m (6 ft) for a total of 3 m (10 ft). If longer battery cables are required, MotorGuide offers accessory 8 mm² (8‑gauge) battery cables.
@@AliexFolgueira I've seen there guide, Minn kota's 55lb thrust has the same amp draw "52" and for distances over 10ft they recommend 8 gauge. Better to be safe than sorry in my opinion, especially when dealing with safety of electrical wires. Those 8 gauge wires are going to be hot if run farther than 10ft. Speaking from experience.
i need to make that video, here is what i would say, both will work great on the pa. reasons to choose nk300, you can choose your battery, i choose amped outoors 60ah ( you can save 5 by using code aliex5) and since you do your own wiring you can put the battery anhwhee. now what you get out of torqeedo is efficiency, battery is smaller, the throttle tells you gps speed and range.
bow mount is cool but , creek fishing etc. be careful. a tree can destroy the front of your yak. had a nice mount on a yak and yes it was made for it but. i hit a tree in current and motor doesn't kick up and it ripped the mount right out of the yak. the company tried to address the issue. but it couldn't be fixed. rear mount only for my fishing area.
Motorguide calls it a kayak trolling motor, and Bonafide makes a "motor" platform kayak, yet neither of them have a clean solution for deployment and stowing. Let's be real, pulling on a string is ridiculous. If you want a mortiorized kayak, buy a Sportsman. If you want to paddle and motor, buy a PWR129. If you want to peddle and motor, buy a Native.
perfect. you gotta use the rope conection on the head at the right angle to direct the head rotation. I found it works best when you turn the motor backwards so the rope and head work together to stop the head from rotating the wrong way
Awesome helpful tip on stow deploy ropes. I just put an Xi3 Bow mount on my Old Town 106. Can’t wait for the ice to melt off the ponds around here! Going to try your rope system for stowing the motor!
glad it helped! i did it several times on purpose so it sticks, if you do it faster, the motor wont have time to flip over you know. Im thinking of doing a dedicated video for this
I put the Xi3 on my 106 MK , it’s the perfect set up. Spot lock plus the pedal steering. Works especially great in shallow weedy lakes like we fish in Ohio. I put on a 4 blade Ninja weedless prop and it goes through anything. I have an AP 120 that I keep in Florida. It’s a great kayak but a pain in weeds . It’s almost impossible to lift the motor up through the narrow cavity when it’s clogged with weeds.
Cheers Bro! Hope you liked the mounts!
That would be great on my old town 106 min kota! I could use the front motor for spot lock etc, and the mid motor to get around!
Alex ..dude...put the torqeedo on rear and give us the speed?...then run front and back at same time and test speed and steering with foot pefals, please!
Do a review of the Autoboat.
My favorite yak fishing content creator by far being a SFL native. I even speak Aliex! But please don't keep up with the "only video you need" thing. Not your style to be pretentious.
Gotta try different titles haha
Hey Alex love the videos on the paddle board, any you could do a video. On the more budget friendly ones for Amazon, as far as which one is good for fishing. I have a unique problem not having space for a kayak and not having the funds for a high quality inflatable paddle board. Most I pay is 300. I think I'm not the only one that has this problem
i got some vids on some of them let me search if they still sell them
didnt see them but all these boards are the same, pvc dropstich check this one out, you wanna have 34"wide at least, the longer the better, some take seats others dont amazon affiliates amzn.to/3Uqe48H
Thinking this is the setup I'm gonna build this year! Coming from a bass boat, the bow mount just makes sense to me! Have you ever tried the xi3 foot pedal?
I may on my tuffy! great idea! have you seen my plastic boat? you can def have the foot pedal on the deck of this boat, you wont flip
Yeah, really cool boat. I'm gonna be moving into an apartment soon with no garage, and a few hours away from access to my dad's boat, so unfortunately a kayak is gonna be my only option. I wonder if you could position the foot pedal some kind of way that would be comfortable and effective on the kayak. Like, maybe mounted to the top of the dry pod at an angle or something, and you would operate it sitting down. The PWR 129 definitely has endless possibilities.
Aliex PLEASE put 2.5 hp outboard on the back and do video. Like u did with the Oldtown
yess and i have the perfect mount to do it! lets go!
Would it be OK to trailer my kayak with the Xi3 attached on the Bow ?
Thanks Aliex
well if you install it properly, it should but i would not
Thanks Aliex
Use the errs. You so cute.
8 gauge isn't enough if you want to run wires from the front to the back or vice versa. Need at least 6 gauge
it will be less than 10 ft, i think the trolling motor says up to 10 ft 10 gauge is fine, i gotta check the manual
from manual Do not extend the included 10‑gauge battery cables more than 1.8 m (6 ft)
for a total of 3 m (10 ft). If longer battery cables are required, MotorGuide
offers accessory 8 mm² (8‑gauge) battery cables.
@@AliexFolgueira I've seen there guide, Minn kota's 55lb thrust has the same amp draw "52" and for distances over 10ft they recommend 8 gauge. Better to be safe than sorry in my opinion, especially when dealing with safety of electrical wires. Those 8 gauge wires are going to be hot if run farther than 10ft. Speaking from experience.
hobie pro angler 14 - xi3 or torqeedo 1103?
i need to make that video, here is what i would say, both will work great on the pa. reasons to choose nk300, you can choose your battery, i choose amped outoors 60ah ( you can save 5 by using code aliex5)
and since you do your own wiring you can put the battery anhwhee. now what you get out of torqeedo is efficiency, battery is smaller, the throttle tells you gps speed and range.
bow mount is cool but , creek fishing etc. be careful. a tree can destroy the front of your yak. had a nice mount on a yak and yes it was made for it but. i hit a tree in current and motor doesn't kick up and it ripped the mount right out of the yak. the company tried to address the issue. but it couldn't be fixed. rear mount only for my fishing area.
Definitely know your area, lots if bass guys hit stumps all the time
That motor sure is much quieter than the Minnkota when it's turning back and forth as it makes course adjustments.
@@walte99 and faster, still miss some big things on the mk, gps speed, display...it is huge
THE TRUTH…it isn’t ideal for rough conditions. Gj
yeah i can see this motor being an issue in though conditions
Mine didint work out of the box. Not impressed even in the slightest. 🙂
diy
@@AliexFolgueira I’m going with a foot pedal, idk if people do that in the kayak community but ima give it a go.
@@MJBjj870 some have adapter their kayak to take a foot pedal, I myself thought about it, I wonder if it would still work if it gets wet
@@AliexFolgueira it says they can be rained on but they cant go underwater
@@MJBjj870 that's the thing, these yaks can be swamps sometimes, you will have to build up a higher platform for the foot thingie
Motorguide calls it a kayak trolling motor, and Bonafide makes a "motor" platform kayak, yet neither of them have a clean solution for deployment and stowing. Let's be real, pulling on a string is ridiculous. If you want a mortiorized kayak, buy a Sportsman. If you want to paddle and motor, buy a PWR129. If you want to peddle and motor, buy a Native.