Minnkota riptide w/3x steering and bow guard?

Post by **Redbelly** » April 15th, 2007, 10:53 am

Does anyone have this model? Is it worth the extra for the features over the standard bow mount riptide?

Post by **wevans** » April 15th, 2007, 10:58 am

I don't have one, but most that I've heard talk about em, hate em

due to them turning to fast and unexpectedly

Post by **Redbelly** » April 15th, 2007, 11:13 am

It sounds like they are hard to learn to steer. Heard any comments on the bowguard system?

Wevans are you talking about the remote-pilot?

fishful_thinkin · Post by **fishful_thinkin** » April 15th, 2007, 12:01 pm

We heard the same thing about the 3x but dad had deal fall in his lap on an 80lb 24v 3x with bow guard ($400). I have a bow mount RT on my boat and learning to drive his RT was no problem you just have to relize that a little turn will do ya. It actually turned the boat into a totally diffrent boat. I think that if min RT goes out any time soon then I will go back with a 3x. As far as the bow guard I hate to say that I know about that one too

. At the NFGFC tourny at Keaton I wasn't paying attention to the rocks and i put it into one and it flexed BIG TIME!!

then it flopped back (I thought that I just bought my dad a new trolling motor) and the Prop was broke. I got him another one and its back in business

. I too was a skeptic when it came to the 3x but now I like em. My .02

Oh yeah dad has it on a CS 19.

Post by **Redbelly** » April 15th, 2007, 12:21 pm

That's it! Y'all sold me on one! Thanks guys.

Post by **Eerman** » April 15th, 2007, 5:38 pm

I've got one. My problem is not with the 3x. I don't like the handle on mine. It's about a foot and half long. Too much and in the way. I like the handle on their pro styles.

Post by **Redbelly** » April 15th, 2007, 6:04 pm

Then sell me yours (for a good deal of course

), and get you some of that pro model!