TRYTOFISH Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 whats the advantage of having a hotfoot? never drove a boat with one. ist it just a control issue? Quote
Super User Wayne P. Posted February 12, 2009 Super User Posted February 12, 2009 Quicker throttle control, both hands on the steering wheel, spring assisted reduction in speed are just a few of the positives. Quote
Big Tom Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 Its also acts as a safety mechanism. If you get thrown out of the boat the pedal comes back to rest which cut off the throttle. Quote
Super User Way2slow Posted February 12, 2009 Super User Posted February 12, 2009 Main advantage is driveability, which also equates to safer operation. When your running at high speeds, 60+ mph you pretty much need both hands on the steering wheel. Start getting fast enough to chine walk and it would almost be impossible to drive without both hands on the wheel. Get into rough choppy water and you need good throttle control and both hands on the wheel. Yea, if your thrown out the throttle returns to idle but you're suppose to have you're saftey lanyard connected so it completely kills the engine if that happens. Quote
R@ngerman195vs Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 Has anyone here installed one on their own or had them professionally installed? I've been thinking of getting one. Quote
Super User Way2slow Posted February 13, 2009 Super User Posted February 13, 2009 They are very simple to install. Sit in the seat, figure out what a comfortable placement would be for you and mount it to the floor. Run you cable back to the motor, disconnect the current throttle cable inside the motor, adjust and connect the hot foot cable. Adjust the hot foot stop and cable so the carb/FI butterfly's are fully closed and are fully open at WOT without going past fully open. Getting the cable and stops properly adjusted are the hardest part about the whole installation. Just be very aware of the fact that when you drill the four holes for the mounting screws you are over a very thin part of the floor (not much air space between floor and hull) so you want to be sure the drill bit only goes slightly more than the lenght of the mounting screws. I've known a couple of people that did not think about that and drilled through the hull. You can leave the existing cable in the motor or pull it back and just fold it around in the battery compartment. Quote
Garnet Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 If you want stick throttle buy a John Deere if you want a bass boat buy a hotfoot. Garnet Quote
R@ngerman195vs Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 They are very simple to install.Sit in the seat, figure out what a comfortable placement would be for you and mount it to the floor. Run you cable back to the motor, disconnect the current throttle cable inside the motor, adjust and connect the hot foot cable. Adjust the hot foot stop and cable so the carb/FI butterfly's are fully closed and are fully open at WOT without going past fully open. Getting the cable and stops properly adjusted are the hardest part about the whole installation. Just be very aware of the fact that when you drill the four holes for the mounting screws you are over a very thin part of the floor (not much air space between floor and hull) so you want to be sure the drill bit only goes slightly more than the lenght of the mounting screws. I've known a couple of people that did not think about that and drilled through the hull. You can leave the existing cable in the motor or pull it back and just fold it around in the battery compartment. Thanks for 'splaining! Looks like my next project. Quote
Super User Team9nine Posted February 13, 2009 Super User Posted February 13, 2009 Pretty much one of those things where once you have one, you'll never go back to not having it. Makes driving a boat no different than driving a car...except no brakes ;D Biggie is the safety factor already mentioned on anything high-speed. Biggest downfall is if you have any stretch of water that has a very long idle zone. -T9 Quote
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