[Rhodes22-list] repowering Fretless

[Lou Rosenberg]

Thanks Bud
will search the archives again
Lou
On Oct 3, 2007, at 1:51 PM, Bud Connor wrote:

> 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.
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> My two cents worth: Mounting the engine controls on the seat edge  
>> is not
>>
>>
>>> 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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