[Rhodes22-list] new engine, power tiller? the plot thickens

[chetc]

I am in the process of installing a Power Tiller on our 1986 Rhodes and
connecting it to our 2000 Honda 8 HP 4 stroke. I bought the Power Tiller kit
with the included remote controls bracket. Not too difficult at all, and
Bill LaJoie at Power tiller is a real nice guy and very helpful on the
phone. I am also planning on installing Bill's steering system. I'll post
pictures when the whole project is finished (and the boat is cleaned up!)

Chet

A couple of pictures:

http://www.nabble.com/file/p23456029/IMG_1452.jpg 

http://www.nabble.com/file/p23456029/IMG_1451.jpg 

http://www.nabble.com/file/p23456029/IMG_1449.jpg 

http://www.nabble.com/file/p23456029/IMG_1450.jpg 



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>  I have heard that all Mercury's 9.9 and under are Tohatsu, as well as
> Nissan motors.? It would seem if it were ok to hook up the Mercury it
> would be ok for the Tohatsu.
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> From: Joe Babb <joe.babb at comcast.net>
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Sent: Thu, 7 May 2009 8:09 am
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list]  new engine, power tiller? the plot thickens
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> Trying to buy an outboard is a learning experience.  I am told that it 
> is not possible for me to buy a remote outboard and connect up the 
> controls, power tiller or anything else, myself.  Ron, how did you buy 
> yours?  It seems to me a rather simple operation of hooking things up.  
> But the manufacturers seem to insist that a dealer do it.
> BTW, I am also told that Tohatsu makes all the Mercury outboards below 
> 20hp.  Anybody know for sure?  Tohatsu doesn't offer a high thrust 
> version that I can find.  Yamaha is hard to get serviced in this area, 
> but the 8hp high thrust would be a good engine for the boat.  But if I 
> can't buy a remote one to connect to the power tiller then I'm stuck 
> with the tiller version.
> The guy at BassPro Shops who was trying to sell me the Mercury 9.9 told 
> me it was okay to hook it up myself.  Was he fibbing?  Would they honor 
> the warranty?  I didn't have presense of mind to ask at the time.  Funny 
> thing was he had everything I needed except a "harness" that plugged 
> into a connector under the cowling that brought out the wires for the 
> start/stop switch.  Why would he have a motor in stock without that 
> harness?  Funny.
> Joe
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