[Rhodes22-list] Remote Control

Geoff Farrell geoffreylfarrell at gmail.com
Fri Jun 7 21:30:36 EDT 2013


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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