[Rhodes22-list] Remote Control

[Optonline]

Rob,

My boat (now in NC for trade-in) had a Yamaha with a 703 remote throttle mounted on the portside stern rail forward of the captain's seat.  I was very happy with that location because it allowed me to hold the tiller in my right hand and control the throttle, all while facing forward.  The only drawback was that the motor had to turned when raising or lowering it to permit the cables to clear the motor lift.  The new motor will accommodate the same installation but is complicated somewhat by the condition Dave noted regarding the lack of a locking mechanism.  In place of the old spring loaded lock is a friction nut that requires a wrench to adjust - how long will that wrench stay on board?  The dealer, who I happened to speaking with yesterday, suggested that there is a small plate on the front which, if removed, will allow a clevis pin of some sort to be dropped in to lock the motor.  I think this is what Dave was suggesting.  In any event it was his opinion that an experienced and inventive mechanic with very high quality cables  will be able to find a way to make it work pretty much the way the captain wishes.  BTW, bill Effros had a tohatsu with a remote mounted I liar to mine and I spoke to a Honda dealer last fall who didn't think it would be much of a problem either.

Bruce Greenwald



On Jun 7, 2013, at 9:30 PM, Geoff Farrell <geoffreylfarrell at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dave, are you sure about that? I can't imagine a small outboard without a
> locking mechanism.
> On Jun 7, 2013 7:48 PM, "David Bradley" <dwbrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I had the old system and loved it as well but lost that motor in a storm
>> last year.  I like the new remote control so far - limited usage so I'll
>> let you know.  The installation challenge was the cables. The Yamaha dealer
>> I worked with put a piece of starboard between the motor and the mount to
>> add another 3/4 inch for the cables to make the bend and clear the lift
>> rails when turning/raising/lowering. Not perfect but seems to work. The
>> other pain is that the new Yamaha I selected doesn't have a mechanism to
>> lock the motor on center when not attached to the tiller. I'm going to have
>> to fabricate something to be able to drop a pin into a bracket to hold it
>> in place.
>> 
>> I'll send some better pictures this weekend if it stops raining.
>> 
>> Dave
>> 
>> On Jun 7, 2013, at 11:30 AM, Robert Baldi <rob.o.baldi at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> to David and all others with a remote
>>> General Boats is in the process of repairing my boat from Sandi damage. I
>>> replaced my old Yamaha with their new model. My old remote controls were
>>> the system that worked perfectly on the tiller. Stan explains that there
>> is
>>> a real problem running the cables on all other engines (other than the
>> old
>>> Yamaha) .I would love to see more detailed pictures of David's
>> installation
>>> or anyone else's recommended system. I already bought the Yamaha, so I am
>>> limited to that or something similar. How do people run the cables from
>> the
>>> motor into the boat allowing for movement of the outboard in and out of
>> the
>>> water. If you have the old wonderful system - don't bother showing me,
>>> unless you want to just rub it in - I loved that system.
>>> 
>>> rob
>>> --
>>> Robert O. Baldi
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