I moved my Ipilot to my 15' foot small skiff. It is 55# thrust. It will run as slow as you could possibly want, the smaller boat gives you more reserve. Wide open it is only 1/2 MPH faster than the heavier boat I had it on, but on lowest speed it is barely .1 MPH.

As far as foot controll, I used one for 40 years so I got the Terrova model that has foot control and wireless remote. Once I got use to the remote, the foot pedal has never been hooked up.