[Rhodes22-list] repowering Fretless

[Bud Connor]

Lou,
   I had taken pictures of a Rhodes project boat that Brad ended up 
buying on eBay a year or two ago.
(Which he ended up selling to Stan.)  That boat had throttle controls 
mounted forward in the cockpit.
If you search the archives you might find those pictures and see what 
motor controls in the cockpit
might end up looking like.

-Bud


Lou Rosenberg wrote:

>Rummy
>well taken.   I do want a remote that is forward of the laz  area.   
>Mounting the T handle on the tiller is out of the question and since  
>my motor mounts to the port side, like many, I would want the  
>controls as accessible as possible.  I'm thinking of having them  
>UNDER the seat and possibly swiveling out for use and back when not  
>used.  Even if they were stationary, I would cover the throttle and  
>shift control with either a hard plastic custom cover or something  
>made from  thin wood to keep from getting hung up on them.
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>Since I am (obviously) still in the pre planning stages for this  
>modification, I may even opt to extend them all the way to the  
>bulkhead of the cabin just to the portside of the centerboard pennant  
>to keep them more out of my way.   I do want them in what I call "the  
>bridge area" of the cockpit.   They would almost fit inside the port  
>gunwhale compartment where we store our winch handles, but that would  
>require cutting away more laminate under neath for the mount and I am  
>not sure how much room there would be to control the shifter and  
>throttle...
>  Lou
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>My two cents worth: Mounting the engine controls on the seat edge is not
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>>advised. They will certainly be in the way as you will spend most  
>>of your time
>>sitting on those seats (Both port and starboard) I don't know what  
>>your
>>controls  look like, but I would think mounting them against the  
>>lazzerette would be
>>more  out of the way.
>>I always try to think of worst case scenarios when I change or add   
>>hardware.
>>I don't like a cluttered cockpit. I've cut and bruised myself to  
>>many  times
>>stumbling around when I've had a lot of rum to drink. It's kind of  
>>like  child
>>(and idiot) proofing your boat.
>>
>>Rummy
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