I saw that installed on your other video, it’s obvious you gonna post this tutorial. Love it

@PeterRanieriII

Ай бұрын

haha thanks love that you noticed it. The bow mount was much harder to do - will post that one too

Looks like a great addition to the yak. If you hold the remote upside down the steering will be correct.

@PeterRanieriII

Ай бұрын

haha very true - thanks!

That is some serious machinery, congrats Peter!

@PeterRanieriII

Ай бұрын

Thanks Bob def was a little nervous taking such an expensive and heavy piece of equipment out there on a little plastic boat lol but it seems fine so far!

@BobAquatic

Ай бұрын

@@PeterRanieriII You'll probably be able to fish more days in a row, its a good investment

dude Peter, awesome work and holy shit thats BOOKOO money well spent... I'm not sure nor remember if i sent you a picture of my trolling motor on my 132 Old Town but man it helps out big time congrats brother

@PeterRanieriII

Ай бұрын

mauricio, how goes it my friend?! hah yea def dont have the bookoo money anymore after this purchase - I do remember watching a video as well of your setup, its a very nice thing to have thats for sure, cant wait to test it out more this season

Nice! They are not cheap. You are gonna love that black fishing.

@PeterRanieriII

Ай бұрын

not cheap is right. this really all started from that opening day last year in the area you fish with the strong current. you made a comment that I should get a spot lock and I couldn't shake the idea of black fishing that area with it, haha cant wait

Amazing upgrade 🤩🔥👍

@PeterRanieriII

Ай бұрын

Thanks 😁 fishing maniac - im stoked to put it to use this season!

Peter you are ready good job

@PeterRanieriII

Ай бұрын

thanks Mario, yes I was ready but not the blackfish that day, hahaha

Hold the remote upside down to correct the arrows for the correct orientation. But, faster/slower iss now reversed... Same goes for the jog feature when in gps hold. That way, you're facing away from the xi3 and the jog buttons align to your 5' movements. Only issue if your in wind or current, the gps mode will keep your stern into the current/wind. For guys that have a 360 seat and a bow mount, this works the same. Really nice in a Nucanoe with the 360 seat.

@PeterRanieriII

Ай бұрын

lol yea the backward remote messes with your head but only at first, honestly it was easy to adjust after a few times. your right, I really have to see how it performs in different wind/tide conditions but so far all the times I tried it when those are relatively constant and steady, it does just fine holding me stable without going back and forth. Thats a great point about the 360 seat, that would be ideal!

Hey Peter. Nice. But I see it getting moved to the front in the future. You fish too much current to steer from the rear, in particular..... spot lock. You'll be facing with your back into the current. Which isn't necessarily a bad way to fish. People drop out of the back of boats all the time. It's just different than how you have fished up until now. Floating a bobber out the back (which would be off your bow) is fun. Watching that float go down is exciting. Look forward to seeing how it plays out.

@PeterRanieriII

Ай бұрын

Francus, I do like it in the front as well. I actually already have the bow mount working and I switch it back and forth depending on the type of fishing planned. For anchoring in current with little wind, this actually works well with it in the back as the gps doesn't adjust too much since there's a steady direction. If I have a windier day with less current i think the front is better. But yeah still need to put it across some more environments and situations to really see how it does. Again, I don't think I will bring it with me like this every time I go out, the small motor on the side is still great for longer distance treks and like you mentioned I typically fish while drifting slowly anyways so its not completely necessary.

You are going to love it for black fish enjoy

@PeterRanieriII

Ай бұрын

cant wait! thanks

T That looks great to me.I've been trying to find one of them.What is the brand name and how much did they respond

@PeterRanieriII

Ай бұрын

the trolling motor brand is motorguide and it cost me about $1,600 plus tax

Cool

Hey hows the xi3 on the back of the kayak I never seen anyone do that? Is the spot lock good or did you end up moving it to the front?

@PeterRanieriII

Ай бұрын

I have the mount on the front and back and have tested it out on both, it works just fine for both placements. My initial thoughts are that if you have the right conditions the back spot lock works fine. I think where it may struggle is if there just isn't enough wind or current to engage it in a steady direction. But to me, if those are the conditions, I would pull the motor up and pedal myself to stay in place

Interesting but looks to be quite a bit heavier than my Bixpy. But probably a little faster. BTW I’ve been using ½” cutting boards for most of my projects. Inexpensive and seems to be rigid enough for brackets, etc. It took me awhile to find the Hobie Compass mount for the power pole to mount my Bixpy.

@PeterRanieriII

Ай бұрын

Man I love cutting boards as working surfaces, that def my go to for this kind of stuff now as well. yeah its a heavy motor thats for sure, you might get better top speed with bixpy, i think anyways. this whole project was mainly for anchoring in places that are too dangerious to use a conventional anchor in the sound. Yeah thanks agin for telling me about the power pole mount, your right its not easy to find

@LI-FLKayakFisherman

Ай бұрын

@@PeterRanieriII On my Outback I’ve exceeded 5mph calm and around 3-3.5 against current. I really haven’t been in severe current with my new FL Compass so I’m seeing the same speeds. I thought it might be a bit faster since the Compass is considerably lighter. I think I sourced the mount from a dealer in Cincinnati, probably 5-6 months after I purchased it. The FL dealer told me they were 6-12 months back ordered when I purchased the yak.

👍👍👍

Wa Wa Wee Wa Very nice 👍🏽

That's a lot of weight for a Compass.

@PeterRanieriII

Ай бұрын

it is. not gunna lie, the back sits a little low with the battery behind me, may consider moving it forward but for now its working out...

@cn65666

Ай бұрын

@@PeterRanieriII Is the motor really 43 pounds like it says on Amazon? Plus the battery?

@PeterRanieriII

Ай бұрын

@@cn65666 I weighed the motor with the quick release mount attached and it was just under 30lbs. Then you have to add the battery weight which can vary.

Its no longer a Hobie Compass, its a Rainieri™️ Compass

@PeterRanieriII

Ай бұрын

hah thanks brudda. going straight to the patent office with this, lol