landry Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 There is a way to add a switch into a power drive v2 that enables you to use pedal or remote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkpie Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Was thinking of the upgrade myself.Is the pedal really that necessary when you have the remote?.Maybe leaving your hands free is a bonus? I have copilot on the minn Kota on my 14 footer, I have a motorguide with a remote key fob and also a wireless foot pedal on my 16 footer. My minnnkota is not an ipilot unit and you can use the foot pedal. I have used nothing but the hand remote on either of them. I can't see a reason to. Maybe if I was a bass fisherman fishing slop??? I don't see myself using a foot pedal again any time soon, other than temporary if a handheld unit crapped out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.mech Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) I have copilot on the minn Kota on my 14 footer, I have a motorguide with a remote key fob and also a wireless foot pedal on my 16 footer. My minnnkota is not an ipilot unit and you can use the foot pedal. I have used nothing but the hand remote on either of them. I can't see a reason to. Maybe if I was a bass fisherman fishing slop??? I don't see myself using a foot pedal again any time soon, other than temporary if a handheld unit crapped out. Just to be clear, you can use your foot pedal with a Co-Pilot on a Powerdrive V2 but you cannot connect the pedal with an I-Pilot on the same PD-V2. On the Terrova you can use both the I-Pilot and footpedal simultaneously. I am not aware of the switch that Landry mentioned but it may well exist. LIke others, I put a co-pilot on my PD-V2 and never used the foot pedal ever again. I'm on my second Terrova now and the foot pedals have never been plugged in. Once you have a handheld you'll never go back. Also, as far as the accuracy of the Minn-Kota spot lock goes, I have used it out in 3 foot swells perch fishing and it held me within a 10 foot radius according to the chartplotter. It was even better in flat water. If the Motorguide is more accurate than that it is really accurate... Tupelo, here is a link to a Minn Kota serial number guide so you can figure out the year of it: http://www.fish307.com/minn-kota-serial-number-guide.aspx Edited April 21, 2015 by G.mech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 i too think the minnkota is the way to go i use my foot control when casting and fishing in tight quarters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landry Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 You would have to add the switch yourself. It is a work around developed by a fisherman. The pedal can still not be used at the same time as the remote though but u can chose which one to use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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