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by BigTMig
Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:24 am
Forum: Electronics Product Forum
Topic: Lowrance and Motorguide why do they despise each other?
Replies: 23
Views: 23873

Re: Lowrance and Motorguide why do they despise each other?

Jeremiah if you want to send me your pictures of where you're thinking and I may be able to help you with that.
by BigTMig
Sun Jan 20, 2019 11:01 am
Forum: Electronics Product Forum
Topic: Lowrance and Motorguide why do they despise each other?
Replies: 23
Views: 23873

Re: Lowrance and Motorguide why do they despise each other?

So I have contacted both Lowrance and MotorGuide this last Friday and have some relatively and promising good news. I can't do anything because my boat is put up for the year until spring. But what I was told from Lowrance from one of their tier two technicians. That it is all in the settings on the...
by BigTMig
Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:33 am
Forum: Electronics Product Forum
Topic: Lowrance and Motorguide why do they despise each other?
Replies: 23
Views: 23873

Re: Lowrance and Motorguide why do they despise each other?

I understand that thank you. But that was written before they even came out with the xi3 motor. What I am trying to say is they haven't updated their website to that effect.
by BigTMig
Mon Jan 14, 2019 9:46 am
Forum: Electronics Product Forum
Topic: Lowrance and Motorguide why do they despise each other?
Replies: 23
Views: 23873

Re: Lowrance and Motorguide why do they despise each other?

The Gateway is a gateway. I know MotorGuide makes it. And of course they make it to work with the Lowrance. The problem is MotorGuide sometimes takes forever to update things on their website. I have a free moment this week I'm going to call them about it talk to them again tell them if it's not des...
by BigTMig
Mon Jan 14, 2019 6:58 am
Forum: Electronics Product Forum
Topic: Lowrance and Motorguide why do they despise each other?
Replies: 23
Views: 23873

Re: Lowrance and Motorguide why do they despise each other?

Well, I have the MotorGuide pinpoint Gateway already. The NMEA 2K cord that is. Now I have also questioned the xi5 vs the Xi3 in that regard. I've been told from Lowrance it won't work with the xi3 but then I have talked to the guys at MotorGuide and they said the xi3 and xi5 both had the exact same...
by BigTMig
Sun Jan 13, 2019 1:45 pm
Forum: Electronics Product Forum
Topic: Lowrance and Motorguide why do they despise each other?
Replies: 23
Views: 23873

Lowrance and Motorguide why do they despise each other?

I don't normally join forums anymore but I feel I need to in the hopes that someone out there may have an answer for me. I bought a Lowrance HDS 9 Generation 3 fish finder and a new MotorGuide xi3 pinpoint GPS trolling motor. I like the trolling motor just fine when it's on its own but my whole purp...