Cable drive trolling motors

  • bullcans
    Northfield MN
    Posts: 2006
    June 15, 2013 at 12:35 am #1282611

    Does Minnkota make a remote control for cable drive trolling motors?

    dan-tessmann
    Kieler, Wis
    Posts: 664
    June 15, 2013 at 1:06 am #1151787

    I suppose so if you can find a remote control foot.

    moler02
    Iowa, Knoxville
    Posts: 525
    June 15, 2013 at 1:29 am #1177963

    What ?

    deertracker
    Posts: 9241
    June 15, 2013 at 3:01 am #1177973

    I cant see how it would be possible. The cable goes from the foot control to the motor
    DT

    coxaaa
    Northern IA
    Posts: 83
    June 15, 2013 at 3:38 am #1177979

    Nothing like that on the market from them… Or anyone that I’m aware of.

    BBKK
    IA
    Posts: 4033
    June 15, 2013 at 3:40 am #1177980

    No sir. But with a little electronic know-how I am positive someone could rig something up to pull the cable remotely. Probably a long ways out since electronic turning is what they (the mfgs) really want to push.

    deertracker
    Posts: 9241
    June 15, 2013 at 6:19 am #1177987

    Quote:

    No sir. But with a little electronic know-how I am positive someone could rig something up to pull the cable remotely. Probably a long ways out since electronic turning is what they (the mfgs) really want to push.

    It would defeat the purpose of having a cable drive. People run cable to have the instant response. Not the delay that the electronic has.
    DT

    smithkeith
    Waterloo, Iowa
    Posts: 889
    June 15, 2013 at 12:54 pm #1151883

    I have one and it is run with my voice. Sometimes she gets a little pissy about it but she learned fast. Also found that there is one week of the month it don’t work at all so I run it then.

    Tom P.
    Whitehall Wi.
    Posts: 3528
    June 15, 2013 at 5:47 pm #1178033

    There is a fishermen on crappie.com ( do a search ) that is building his own remote and drive system, along with Ipilot to power the pedal so he still retains his cable but gives him remote capabilities, and of course AP. So far sounds like he has less then a couple hundred bucks in the whole setup.

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