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Home Fishing Tips Hands-Free Outboard Control

Hands-Free Outboard Control

Ryan DeChaine
Aug 10, 2015

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Chris Meyer from Lowrance walks us through how to use Mercury VesselView in conjunction with your Lowrance electronics to automatically control your outboard motor at predetermined RPMs and course headings. You operate all your outboard controls through your touchscreen Lowrance unit. Control steering, throttle, Eco mode, Tow mode all by tapping the screen. Chris calls it “SmartCraft on steroids”. For more information on VesselView go to Mercury Marine.

Ryan DeChaine

Ryan began his fishing industry career with Lindner Media Productions, gaining nearly a decade of unparalleled experience creating dynamic and compelling television programming and video production promoting the sport fishing industry. DeChaine oversees the strategy, creation, and publishing of video content on the website and social media platforms. Outside of work, DeChaine and his wife Jillian raise their three children around an active outdoor lifestyle in the lake-rich and forested lands of northern Minnesota.