me too except:

you loose manual control when converting to the ipilot on my unit.
so you have to use your hands to control position manually on the keyfob.
so not good for the way i fish.

its great if you want to repeat a path, i can see that working awesome.
great to hang on a spot in some heavy waves.
remember gps will only give you about a 3m radius on average so the anchor feature should have you wander around a bit. should work reasonably well though. wouldnt want to go anchorless while i went in for lunch but could be done. keep that fiberglass boat up off the rocks.

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i just watched the installation video on the kota site. looks like the turning motor is disconnected from the footpedal control. all one would need to do to hack my unit is to include my own dpdt switch on the top of the cover and presto, manual control when you need and auto when you dont.

i am going to have to look into this...