I recently bought a Nitro Z8 that came with an Ultrex and no electronics in the front. The trolling motor foot pedal tray narrows down as it comes towards you, making it too small for the ultrex pedal. This means that the pedal had to be mounted more towards the front of the boat.
The problem is, I'd like to get a ProCise Dek-It mount for the front electronics that goes across the pedal tray. However, because the pedal had to be mounted further forward there isn't really enough clearance for the pedal and my foot with the electronics mount there.
So my options are to get a different style "RAM" mount (or Balzout or something), or cut the pedal tray wider so I can slide the ultrex pedal back more to allow room for the electronics bracket.
Common sense says just get a Ram mount and be done with it, but I've never been one for common sense.
What are your thoughts on widening the trolling tray, or cutting it out and putting in an aftermarket one? Is this way more work than it's worth? Also, I should note that I'd need to move the ultrex GPS sensor puck too to mount it.
Here's some pics to help explain what I'm talking about:
The current front deck, notice how far forward the pedal is and the placement of the ultrex puck:
The mount I'd like to install, notice how far back the trolling pedal is:
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