Ulterra I pilot spot lock

rickr

rickr

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My ulterra has developed an interesting issue since I did the latest software update While on spotlock If I use the jog forward or reverse feature it works fine. But when I try left or right. It turns spot lock off. Has anyone else had this happen yet ?
I’m going to send email to Minnkota but I thought I’d see if anyone else has had this issue
 
Check your power supply. I've told this story before but bought a used boat a feww years back with a bow mount minnkota with I-pilot. The auto pilot would work for a couple of minutes and then give a little chirp an quit. The battery was brand new and it was driving me nuts. When i looked into the wiring on the trolling motor I found poor crimps, undersized wiring and a plug at the bow that was undersized as well. Started at the batter with a new inline breaker, new 4 ga wire, a heavy duty plug at the bow and all connections were soldered and heat shrunk. Never an issue with it since. Voltage drop from poor wiring / bad grounds plays havoc with electronics.
 
Thanks. I will double check everything to be sure

i did run it all day without any issues . Cruise and auto pilot

But only when I selected jog left or right did it kick out of spot lock.
the motor didn’t shut down
 
@M_P That makes sense. Mine starts getting screwy as the batteries get low.
 
rickr said:
My ulterra has developed an interesting issue since I did the latest software update While on spotlock If I use the jog forward or reverse feature it works fine. But when I try left or right. It turns spot lock off. Has anyone else had this happen yet ?
I’m going to send email to Minnkota but I thought I’d see if anyone else has had this issue
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Software updates? Didn’t know we had to connect them to the internet every now and again to do an update?? 🤔
 
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@rickr id love to see some pics of how you have that ulterior mounted on the boat as your profile pic
 
Derkd9 said:
Software updates? Didn’t know we had to connect them to the internet every now and again to do an update?? 🤔
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Not sure either but my Helix 9 mdi had a software bug out of the box. I found that the issue I was having was patched in an update. Applied the latest update and my problem went away. I was pretty happy.
 
Wildfire said:
Yea me too actually. I can't see there being an Ulterra long enough to fit on a boat that high.
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I'm installing a 72" shaft on my Campion explorer. I have removed the Bow Rail and the Pullpit, I had a stainless steel plate made to mount where the pullpit was and the motor mounts to the plate. Once installed I will decide if I want the bow rail reinstalled/modified.

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