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Location: Eau Claire, WI | Here's what I did on the last AP that I ran...three season ago. I had three different AP's and guided out of the back of Tuffy's for a few years. Could never figure out why they didn't offer it.
Note: my last AP had a rocker switch on the body not on the head so I don't know if it will work or not.. I think the new ones have a touch pad in the head but the actual switch may be in the main body..??? Not sure but you should be able to rig somthing up for under $20.
Here's what I did...
1. Go to hardware store and buy 22-feet of 18ga SP2 lamp cord or siamese wire, a toggle switch and either good quality electrical tape or zip-ties. Preferably all in black to match the Minn-Kota Stuff...
2. Solder (or use butt connectors) the two leads going to the switch to the two leads of your length of wire.
3. Afix the new wire the length of the pedal wire either with black tape or zip-ties.
4. Mount the toggle switch on the side of your pedal housing, connect wires and whalla....
Easy job on the old ones.. I'm lazy and got sick of walking to the front of the boat or asking others to turn it on/off...
I sure wish Minn-Kota would make a AP with the scissors style mount like the maxxum...At least to me that would be darn nice.. I hated screwing with trying to get an AP out of the way when I had a fish on... Even worse... ask someone else to pull it up out of the way or bend over and fight with it to push it out... Spray silicone helped but I love my Maxxum... Don't like standing like a Stork but the instant control and scissor mount is worth it to me...
Good luck... Minn Kota makes a great product. |
