# MotorGuide Xi3

> MotorGuide Xi3 can be steered from 8 current fish finders, all Lowrance: Lowrance HDS PRO and Lowrance Elite FS. 8 of them need an adapter, a software update or a particular model version. It does not work with Garmin, Humminbird or Minn Kota units. MotorGuide Xi3 is a trolling motor from MotorGuide. It is no longer sold new.

- Line: [MotorGuide Xi3](https://sonarmatch.com/lines/motorguide-xi3/)
- Category: [Trolling Motors](https://sonarmatch.com/compare/trolling-motor/)
- Status: no longer sold new
- Data confidence: unconfirmed (last verified ; [what this means](https://sonarmatch.com/how-we-compare/#confidence))
- Page: https://sonarmatch.com/products/motorguide-xi3/

## Specifications

| Spec | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Part number | not published |  |
| Built-in sonar | not published |  |
| NMEA 2000 | not published |  |
| Thrust | not published |  |
| Shaft length | not published |  |
| Voltage | not published |  |



## Fish finders it works with

- [Lowrance HDS PRO 9](https://sonarmatch.com/products/lowrance-hds-pro-9/): works with an adapter, needs MotorGuide PinPoint Gateway [source](https://www.lowrance.com/specifications/hds-pro-specifications/)
- [Lowrance HDS PRO 10](https://sonarmatch.com/products/lowrance-hds-pro-10/): works with an adapter, needs MotorGuide PinPoint Gateway [source](https://www.lowrance.com/specifications/hds-pro-specifications/)
- [Lowrance HDS PRO 12](https://sonarmatch.com/products/lowrance-hds-pro-12/): works with an adapter, needs MotorGuide PinPoint Gateway [source](https://www.lowrance.com/specifications/hds-pro-specifications/)
- [Lowrance HDS PRO 16](https://sonarmatch.com/products/lowrance-hds-pro-16/): works with an adapter, needs MotorGuide PinPoint Gateway [source](https://www.lowrance.com/specifications/hds-pro-specifications/)
- [Lowrance Elite FS 7](https://sonarmatch.com/products/lowrance-elite-fs-7/): works with an adapter, needs MotorGuide PinPoint Gateway [source](https://www.lowrance.com/specifications/elite-fs-specifications/)
- [Lowrance Elite FS 9](https://sonarmatch.com/products/lowrance-elite-fs-9/): works with an adapter, needs MotorGuide PinPoint Gateway [source](https://www.lowrance.com/specifications/elite-fs-specifications/)
- [Lowrance Elite FS 10](https://sonarmatch.com/products/lowrance-elite-fs-10/): works with an adapter, needs MotorGuide PinPoint Gateway [source](https://www.lowrance.com/specifications/elite-fs-specifications/)
- [Lowrance Elite FS 12](https://sonarmatch.com/products/lowrance-elite-fs-12/): works with an adapter, needs MotorGuide PinPoint Gateway [source](https://www.lowrance.com/specifications/elite-fs-specifications/)

Units not listed here are either a stated or inferred "no", or not published: see https://sonarmatch.com/products/motorguide-xi3/ for every unit.

## What to buy instead

Same category, different line:

- [Garmin Force Kraken](https://sonarmatch.com/products/garmin-force-kraken-black/) — $4,099.99
- [Garmin Force Pro](https://sonarmatch.com/products/garmin-force-pro/) — $4,199.99
- [Lowrance Ghost X](https://sonarmatch.com/products/lowrance-ghost-x/) — $3,979.99
- [Lowrance Ghost](https://sonarmatch.com/products/lowrance-ghost/)
- [Lowrance Recon Freshwater](https://sonarmatch.com/products/lowrance-recon-freshwater/) — $3,669.99
- [Lowrance Recon Saltwater](https://sonarmatch.com/products/lowrance-recon-saltwater/)
- [Minn Kota Ultrex QUEST](https://sonarmatch.com/products/minn-kota-ultrex-quest/)
- [Minn Kota Ultrex](https://sonarmatch.com/products/minn-kota-ultrex/) — $3,299.99


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SonarMatch answers which fish finders work with which live sonar systems, trolling motors and adapters, across brands, with the brand's own source for every answer and spec. [How we compare](https://sonarmatch.com/how-we-compare/). Data as of 2026-11-01.