2008 Stratos 294xl hot foot install

[hydrostream87]

Hello, I just picked up a 294xl with a 200 etec and love the set up other than it doesn’t have a hot foot and it gets a little hairy taking a hand off the wheel at WOT. Can anyone confirm what length of throttle cable is required? It currently has a 14’ but I think that will be too short. Thanks

[hydrostream87]

Anyone?

[Finlander]

I have not bought a Stratos without a hot foot since 1992 ordering my first 93 201 and the dealer ultimately installed one. If memory serves me, I believe they attach to the existing throttle cables so the extension cabling would be roughly the same for every boat motor combo?

[76Champ]

2ft longer than your current throttle cable was what I found from some posts on here. I can't read the length on my cable so I did some rough guessing and ordered a 15ft but I have yet to install it as the used hotfot I bought ended up a pile of junk while trying to clean and repair it so haven't figured out if 15 was right or not yet.

[billnorman1]

I put one in my Stratos 295. Once you select and install the cable, mounting the hotfoot can take as little as 5 minutes. Lowes has stainless steel self tapping sheet metal bolts with a hex head. Inexpensive. Once you make sure you're far enough inboard the screws won't hit the hull, just drive them in blind with a portable drill and socket. They will be behind the pedal so you can't see them but they do just fine.

[hydrostream87]

Thanks for the info did you end up installing with the 15ft cable? Thanks