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Home Fishing Videos The Benefits of Adding a Foot Throttle to Your Boat

The Benefits of Adding a Foot Throttle to Your Boat

Ryan DeChaine
Sep 26, 2018

Foot throttles like the T-H Marine HOT FOOT make driving console/steering wheel boats on par to driving a car. This has obvious safety benefits, the primary being two hands on the wheel for increased boat control. Wired2Fish’s Ryan DeChaine outlines the top 3 situations where he’s come to depend on the HOT FOOT for throttle control.

But there remain times where the boater may opt for hand throttle speed control. The beauty is, foot and hand throttles can co-exist with fly-by-wire enabled outboard engines. This provides boaters the option of choosing hand or foot throttle with a simple button push.

Visit T-H Marine for more information on the HOT FOOT and other boating accessories.

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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.