Thx, You will like the XI3 for its features as well as more power

What you saw relative to water on the floor is pretty normal if you have the mirage drive installed or the blank cassette plug. What little water comes in drains thru the the drive slot. The amount of water coming in can be adjusted by changing the depth of the motor. If you are getting a lot of water either raise or lower the motor.

The white Lowrance component is Point One GPs antenna and compass. Its primary purpose is to provide heading data to improve the accuracy of the map and steer modes . It is compatable with your Ti FS. A technical video is in process and and will come out soon. some folks aren't in to tech stuff so I saved it for last. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@saltwaterdawgoutdoors2190Thank you for quick reply. I watched the video few times when I pay attention you answered all my questions.

A viewer just asked about mounting a bow mount on a 2016 Outback if that's similar to your Outback anything you could share about your project may help him. THX

AmpereTime LiFePo4 12V 50 AH , 2batteries in parallel for the motor 3rd battery powers Lowrance HDS and kayak accessories

Freshwater washdown after each use. Also I bought a saltwater prop install kit, it contains an anode which will take the the electrolysis from the lower unit.

But a saltwater motor would be better.

@@saltwaterdawgoutdoors2190 thanks! I just got a really good deal on a freshwater one so I went with it instead. I won’t be going to the salt as often. Maybe 3-4 times a year but I’ll definitely do a wash down. Would you mind sharing which saltwater prop you bought?

Two things you will need, first will be to fabricate a bow mounting plate that will fit a 2016 outback( the 2019 bow is similar but not quite the same). The concept of using the handle mounts with longer screws should work as well as drilling two larger mounting holes at the rear of the plate. You would then size the plate appropriate to the 2016 Bow shape and dimensions. Second part your battery should work but may be slightly undersized, so you may not want to run the motor at full throttle. Two batteries in an appropriate sized case in the rear tankwell might be better. Give it a shot, let us know how it worked!

I have a 2017 Outback which is the same as ‘16. I drew up a plan on cardboard how I want mine to look and I had my friend cut me one out of stainless steel i think we used 1/8”. Then i attached quick release bracket ran the cables to batteries in the back Im running 2 50ah for the trolling motor and small battery in the front for my Lawrence unit. I was going to make the mounting plate out of the white cutting board material. You will be fine with 40lb and battery up front

Thanks

Thank you for your response. Sent a note to Lowrance a few days ago and waiting for response. @@saltwaterdawgoutdoors2190

My guess is the more expensive unit has autopilot built in and the cheaper AP model doesn't. So if you have a Lowrance graph you can use the AP model as your graph has autopilot software. The more expensive is for graphs without AP software , but that's only a guess. Hopefully Lowrance will clarify that@@johnkinslow3483

@@saltwaterdawgoutdoors2190 Another question if I may. Have you found a way or setting in you Lowrance unit to dampen the sudden directional change when following a route? Kind of scarry being almost thrown out of the boat.

not completely, especially with XI5 on my boat 36volt 100 plus lbs thrust. The XI3 12v on the kayak is not as abrupt. So far best solution is to set % power to moderate level. I rarely set to a speed for this reason. When controlling to a set speed the motor may use big corrections ( it wants to grade well on precision at the expense of smoothness. Anchor mode could throw somebody overboard or possibly flip a kayak. Also if your XI5 is circa 2019 they had a firmware problem that they now have an update for. Check motorguide website to download.

it"s a 54" shaft set to a shallow depth. When the warranty expires I will cut it down to 36", not so it looks shorter but to allow it to stow completely when retracted.