[Rhodes22-list] Tiller-Motor Link for Yamaha 9.9

[Gary Felix]

Forgot the image showing motor height related to waterline.


On Sun, May 26, 2019 at 1:00 PM Gary Felix <gfelix1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I am the new owner of a 2010 Rhodes 22. This list is a great resource! The
> archive certainly helped answered many of my pre-purchase questions. I have
> not yet launched while I wait for my boat lift to be reconfigured for the
> R22.
>
> My boat included the tiller-motor link and has the Yamaha 9.9, model
> T9.9GEXH. I don't believe that the motor cowling has the setup to attach
> the motor end of the linkage. One of the attached pictures that I found
> from an archived post shows the linkage installed with a 9.9. I don't think
> I have the correct fitting for the motor end of the arm.  Also, if the arm
> is meant to attach to the top of the cowling, you can see from the one of
> the attached pictures that they are at different heights. In this picture,
> my motor is in the fully lowered position on the lift.
>
> I also have a related question - Is this motor at the proper height for
> the boat? See the attached picture. The motor is prevented from lowering
> further by a plastic block in the lift track. The motor could be lowered
> quite a bit more if that block is removed. I've read that the motor's
> anti-cavitation plate should be slightly below the waterline, so maybe my
> setup is correct?
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Gary Felix
> Panacea, FL
>
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