Today I installed foot switches for my Quick Prince DP2 windlass.
Why do you need foot switches I hear you ask... Well, the rope and/or the rope to chain splice get jammed in the hawse hole fairly regularly, and clearing the jam involves going up front by shuffling along the gunnels past the wheelhouse. Once the jam is cleared I then shuffle back to the cockpit and into the wheelhouse to use the dashboard switch again. If another jam occurs, then its rinse and repeat until the anchor is recovered.
As such I've found I avoid anchoring when fishing solo, which then limits my options for using the boat. So, with foot switches installed up front I can do the forward shuffle just once and sit on the fore deck using the winch and clear any jams as they occur, which saves time and is safer as I don't have to faff about on the gunnels any more than necessary.