[Rhodes22-list] Poll-- What motor have you bought new and howequipped

[Steven Alm]

I have a Merc 8 horse with no remote, no electric start, no power lift, no
tiller connection and no problems.  In tight corners I can steer with both
motor and tiller but usually just the tiller with the motor locked straight.

Slim

On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 3:01 PM, ron singerman <sail at tds.net> wrote:

> Rory,
>
> I have a 9.8 tohatsu with the Powertiller set up.  If you check the
> archives
> under powertiller I previously posted several pictures.
>
> Fair winds,
>
> >>ron<<
> S/V Serenity
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lou Rosenberg" <lsr3 at nyu.edu>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 2:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Poll-- What motor have you bought new and
> howequipped
>
>
> > Rory
> >
> > I have the Tohatsu 8 / 4stroke / alternator / pull start option with
> > a 20" shaft
> >
> > I bought the Tohatsu Remote for it which is a single heavy duty
> > plastic and metal single lever which
> > controls shift and throttle.   I was going to use Mary Lou's concept
> > of mounting it using the recessed table mount, but instead I used
> > 2 large 1" wide standard shelf mounts from LOWES which have plastic
> > covers for the metal.  I reinforced the lazarette on both sides of the
> > brackets with 1/2" plywood and it works fine.  I can send you close
> > up pictures later as they are not on my work computer.
> >
> > I love the placement of the remote as I can easily adjust throttle
> > and shift in any position.  I put the remote  at the aft end of my
> > cockpit floor just
> > to the port side of the table mount, so its slightly off center to be
> > exact.  The control cables are run through the laz and out the
> > transom.  I did not feel up to
> > taking apart the motor as it was new so I had an authorized dealer do
> > it for me.  I did the installation to the motor as well as all my
> > motor mount work.
> >
> > The controls end up being right under the tiller anyway and I almost
> > went for the PowerTiller but didn't want all that  extra gear on my
> > tiller.
> > Im a salt water boater so if that means anything.
> >
> > good luck
> > let me know if you want to see  the remote pix
> > Lou
> >
> > s/v Miracles
> >
> > On Sep 4, 2008, at 10:34 AM, R Orkin wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Since the option of replacing the 9.9 Yamaha with the stock
> >> sailboat remote
> >> seems to be no longer an option, what has worked well for you.. How
> >> is the
> >> option of buying a stock Yamaha with tiller handle and
> >> using it in the folded up position working out for those who have
> >> tried it
> >> ??. What other approaches have proven successful with and without
> >> remote.
> >>      I am trying to get the users experience consolidated in one
> >> thread .
> >>
> >>
> >> -----
> >> Rory Orkin
> >> Tilghman, Md
> >> 2000 Recycled  Rhodes 22
> >> Duet ll
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