I-pilot on a 225 explorer?

[Capt. Bob]

Well in theory they are but....

One must match the correct era gauge with the motor year and model. They (Yamaha) seems to change the wiring for some readouts but especially the trim sensor.

This is a 2008 rigging manual. 99% may not be useful but there are wiring schematics for different motors toward the back.

http://www.moto-m0t0.ru/riggingguide2008.pdf

You may wish to check and see if your gauge can be reset for your trim sender wiring (gleaned from another Forum).
05-16-2019, 10:46 PM
I got my new trim sender in today, but the new trim sender had a 3 wire plug, plus the gray wire and my original had 2 wire plug, plus the gray wire. I installed it anyways along with the new metal collar instead of plastic. When first installed it would not properly track on the trim gauge. I pulled the gauge once again and set the dip switch to a 3 wire trim sender, and it’s now tracking properly. So currently Trim, Temp, Oil, and tach seem to be correct. I believe all I have left is to install the blue wire from gauge to my gauge backlight switch with all my other gauges and I should be good to go. I will post a picture of the gauge when I get to go out in the boat. Thanks for all your help.

[adnan.begic1]

Trolling motor is done🤞🏼 How do i post pictures lol id love to show all of you... its a beast.

[Capt. Bob]

Read carefully. Not really hard.

https://classicaquasport.com/smf/index.php?topic=12725.0

Good luck.

[Beaver State Rich]

Howdy folks, first post on this forum (bringing my new baby home this weekend).  I'm really curious to see how you mounted your Minn Kota!

Here in the Pacific Northwest trolling motors such as the Minn Kota I-Pilot are almost mandatory for successful fishing for kokanee -especially trolling against the wind.  Folks either mount the electric robot on the bow or have a TR1 robot installed on the rear kicker. 

Since you already spent the big $$ on your robot an inexpensive addition is to install an extended skeg on the motor similar to the one on the link below.  (Mods: not trying to steer towards this specific brand/product-just an example) About 1/2 the folks around here make their own out of a piece of irrigation pipe and 1/4" aluminum plate or you can go the route my pop took on his Minn-Kota Ultera and have one made for about $100.  The impact on performance can't be over stated.  The skeg is essentially a rudder that will help "plant" your bow in place when trolling into the wind.  The amount of RPM your ele motor needs to keep course is about 1/3 of normal which = much longer battery life.  If the boat also has a kicker you can set your thrust/speed with the little engine and steer with the bow mount-often with ZERO rpm from the motor at all.

https://leelock.com/product/lms-01-magnum-skeg/