[Rhodes22-list] R22 Remote control linked outboard; Reply to David

[Mary Lou Troy]

Just to add to the mix - I suspect many outboards can be fitted with remote 
controls. To my knowledge the Yamaha is the only one with the controls that 
can fit on top of the tiller and the only one Stan has adapted for the 
outboard to rudder connection. We got remote control through Honda. It 
required a special mount for attaching the cables to the motor. The dealer, 
when he understood what we wanted to do, gave us good advice about the 
cables. Our cables run through the gas boot (with a little persuasion), 
through the lazarette and over the bulkhead between the lazarette and the 
area under the cockpit seats. The controls are mounted on a board which is 
attached to a table pedestal that fits in the cockpit socket. This puts 
them right underneath the tiller and they are easily stowed under the seats 
when not in use. Pix attached. We always meant to trim the table mount (it 
was a spare obtained from Stan) for a neater looking install but we never have.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD / Ft. Washington, PA


At 09:30 AM 6/17/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>Thanks to Ed, Rummy and Bill for quick responses.  Ed suggests that only the
>Yamaha may have the necessary control linkage for the R22.  But Bill and
>maybe Rummy have some kind of remote on the Tohatsu with Remote Control.
>I'd love to see a picture or get more description of why the Tohatsu does or
>doesn't do what the Yamaha does, as to remote control.
>
>My priority is (1) get remote control and (2) get a motor I can lift off and
>on by myself at age 66.  I managed to get off the Yamaha (broken in three
>pieces) with the help of my 30 year-old son, and I nevertheless badly
>sprained my ankle carrying the damn thing off the boat onto the dock and
>stepping right on a cleat which I couldn't see, carrying the motor.
>
>I learned about additional teaching I need to do before I let a guest take
>out my boat unattended.  I had described all the sailing stuff and the parts
>about lowering and linking the engine and turning it on and off.  What I
>forgot to describe was the part about reducing the throttle to idle before
>being able to go from reverse to forward.  Although I personally back out at
>idle speed, that might have been the reason the motor did not fair well when
>it backed (with jammed gear cable controls) right into a pointed stern
>transom on a 35 foot sailboat docked right behind us.  I will also need to
>get from Stan a cracked motor mount platform from his pulley system.
>Another reason for the low-speed, slow-motion crash was lack of coordination
>between the young man at the tiller and another young man on the dock
>holding onto the bow (an unnecessary helper, since pushing out or off is not
>needed)--I was later told that the man at the tiller cut one way, while the
>man at the bow pushed out and over the opposite way and turning the boat the
>wrong direction into a narrow alley of water between lines of sailboat slips
>on adjacent docks.  Unfortunately, the young woman who had been a national
>champion intercollegiate sailboat racer was in the middle of the boat
>looking aghast at both of her male companions, both of whom claimed more
>experience than they had.
>
>By the way, Ed, my "Arrowhead" boat name is from Camp Arrowhead about 25-30
>miles up the road from you (Tuxedo, NC), where I spent many years as a
>camper and then a sailing counsellor.
>
>David Keyes
>S/V Arrowhead
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tootle" <ekroposki at charter.net>
>To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 6:28 AM
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] R22 Remote control linked outboard; Reply to David
>
>
> >
> > David:
> >       I do not have the Yamaha 9.9 nor remote... I recommend that you call
> > Stan Sunday or in the evening during the week and discuss the matter with
> > him.
> >       It has to do with the close tolerance of the remote to motor hook
>up.
> > Just any remote does not work.  As of two years ago only Yamaha made such
>a
> > unit with the necessary close fit and they discontinued exporting that
>model
> > to the US.  Stan immediately cornered the market on those units to take
>care
> > of future sales.
> >       Yes there are other models with extensions, but they do not work
>with
> > the Rhodes 22 type motor mount because of the close fit of the motor
> > adapter.  Again, discuss the problem with Comodore Spitzer.  At least this
> > was the case two years ago, Stan would know of any changes out there.
> >
> > Ed K
> > Greenville, SC, USA
> >
> >
> > --
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> > Sent from the Rhodes22 forum at Nabble.com.
> >
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