I Might be needing to buy a bow mounted trolling motor to mount on a boat I Might or......might not be getting.

The proposed boat has no trolling motor, or fish finder......but we'll hit that subject another time.

I know there are a couple of different kinds from looking at them in the catalogs. One seems to have cables or something leading from the foot controller, to the head of the unit... and the other seems to have a "data cable" or somesuch leading from the foot control to the head of the unit.

HOW DO THEY WORK????
Which type would be better for someone who might have ummmmmmm "impaired" leg strength? Do the "foot controllers" take a lot of "leg muscle" to use????

IF we get this boat, 99.9% of the fishing/operation will be done sitting down.....

Question #2:
In your opinion, which of the reasonably priced bow-mounted trolling motors would you recommend......and why????