greg klein
hotsprings, arkansas
Boat Name: elena
Model/Year: 1977 c27
Hull No. 3477
Hailing Port: brady mountain marina,lake ouacita |
 06/09/2010 10:15 AM Pacific Time
i have seen somewhere controls that were on an outboard run to the cockpit so you can control the forward and reverse and throttle. were these made or bought. anybody ever seen these and know where you can get them or how to make them |
Bill Braun & Christine Sammel
Evanston, Illinois
Boat Name: Da Doo Run Run
Model/Year: 1989 Catalina 22
Hull No. 14840
Hailing Port: Wilmette, Illinois |
06/09/2010 11:50 AM Pacific Time
We have a remote control in the cockpit. It's made for and attached to our Tohatsu 9.9 hp four-stroke. It came from the manufacturer. We had a professional alter the motor to remove the hand throttle and accept a remote control, but we installed the remote control unit outselves -- because the mechanic was 60+ miles away from where we store the boat.
We put the cockpit unit on the vertical part of the starboard lazarette. The motor had to be one with an electric start, that's why it's such a large hp.
The system works beautifully. We turn a key to start the motor and change from forward to reverse just by moving the throttle.
Unhooking the cables at the end of the season and rehooking them at the beginning of the season is always a nail-biter. The cables have to be fed from the battery across the boat under the cockpit and out a hole in the stern. Then making the tiny connections after the motor gets hung on the motor mount is extremely exacting and it's always a question as to whether we've gotten them right. We breathe a big sigh of relief when the motor cranks over after we're in the water.
Bottom line -- beautiful system. Not for the mechanically challenged. |
Robert Donehoo
Duluth Ga
Boat Name: Shady Deal
Model/Year: Catalina 22 1979
Hull No. 8940
Hailing Port: Lake Lanier Ga |
12/08/2010 1:54 PM Pacific Time
http://www.powertiller.net/Adapter_Kits.htm
don't know if they are still in business as they did not respond to e-mail |
Glenn Warner
Jacksonville Florida
Boat Name: Goblin/JuJu
Model/Year: 1981/1972
Hull No. 10369/1222
Hailing Port: Jacksonville Florida |
12/09/2010 1:15 AM Pacific Time
Robert, I have a power tiller off a c22 in my garage. My intention was to install it on one of the c22s I plan to sell. I may be able to be talked out of it. I have a friend who lives up there on Lake lanier who I will be seeing in Jan. So maybe he could deliver it up there. If you are interested, shoot me an email so I have your contact info. I am at gcglenn at comcast dot net |
Ted McGee
Cumming
Boat Name: GA
Model/Year: MKII/1996
Hull No. 15370
Hailing Port: Lake Lanier Georgia |
12/10/2010 4:40 AM Pacific Time
Has anyone used the remote control box from Honda for a BF5? Robert Donehoo has been helping me make our C22 Dora friendly. She has trouble reaching the shift lever. Robert has manufactured a few goodies that help. I found where boats.net list the remote control box as obsolete. In addition to the box I think you also need a kit back at the motor so the whole project gets a little pricey. |
Greg Baker
Charlotte, NC
Boat Name: Sea Sharp Minor
Model/Year: Catalina 22 - 1984 - Swing Keel
Hull No. 11823
Hailing Port: Lake Norman Sailing Club |
12/10/2010 7:55 AM Pacific Time
I made an extension to the shift lever on my Mariner 4 a few years ago. I just heated up a piece of schedule 40, 1 inch pvc pipe with a heat gun, squeezed it to fit tightly on the shift lever and shaped it to come close to the pushpit. But after I got more used to the boat, I stopped using it. You might give it a try though for a quick and dirty fix. |
Ted McGee
Cumming
Boat Name: GA
Model/Year: MKII/1996
Hull No. 15370
Hailing Port: Lake Lanier Georgia |
12/11/2010 4:52 AM Pacific Time
Thanks Greg. I had also thought of using an old tiller extender. |
Andy Kohler
Canton, GA
Boat Name: Good Times
Model/Year: 1989
Hull No. 14778
Hailing Port: Atlanta |
12/12/2010 8:35 AM Pacific Time
Ted
I made an extension of the shift lever using a thinn walled pice of PVC pipe and added push'pull rod on the upper end; hight and length can be easily modified to suit your set-up. In the pictures shown at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/AKohler14788/RemoteControlOnHondaBF5#
there are 2 different engines, one with a short extension the other with a longer; the longer one works well if you run the outboard in the lower setting of the motor-mount.
Not shown in these pics is my throttle control; instead of using a straight/ridgid tiller extender, I used a flexible sink drain from the box stores; one end slips right over the rubber grip; on the other end is a short PVC extension.
somewhat of an overkill: I can extend both the shift lever and the throttle control forward to the cabin using small PVC pipes and can 'drive' the boat from the comfort of the dodger/bimini enclosure if it rains; limits the soaking during cruising.
Andy
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Ted McGee
Cumming
Boat Name: GA
Model/Year: MKII/1996
Hull No. 15370
Hailing Port: Lake Lanier Georgia |
12/13/2010 4:25 AM Pacific Time
Andy
That looks very usable. The problem I have always had with the Honda is getting from forward to neutral. In the forward position the shift handle is lower than that forward resting foot. This is the piece in your photo 6. It is directly below the A in Honda and it looks like you have a phillips head screw in it. It looks like this is solved in your photo. |
Ted McGee
Cumming
Boat Name: GA
Model/Year: MKII/1996
Hull No. 15370
Hailing Port: Lake Lanier Georgia |
12/13/2010 4:33 AM Pacific Time
Responding to a post from Robert concerning the powertiller company. It appears they are still in business. Robert and I sail together and we are both looking at different ways to make the boats more friendly for those willing to sail with us.
We had sent powertiller an inquiry but had not received a response and their web pages are cached, which means they haven't been updated for some time. I did hear from the owner Bill Lajoy (sp). They are still in business if anyone has an interest. They have not changed their prices.
http://www.powertiller.net
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Ted McGee
Cumming
Boat Name: GA
Model/Year: MKII/1996
Hull No. 15370
Hailing Port: Lake Lanier Georgia |
12/13/2010 7:28 AM Pacific Time
I just got another email from powertiller. I had told them that there was discussion on our group they may be out of business as there hadn't been replies to email inquiries. They are having web issues where emails are getting delayed for long periods of time, then when an email comes in there could be several copies.
Bill LaJoie (got the spelling right that time) suggested if anyone was interested in purcahsing a powertiller to call the company directly at 602.852.5707. If you haven't seen this product there are some demo videos of it on their website and Youtube. |
Andy Kohler
Canton, GA
Boat Name: Good Times
Model/Year: 1989
Hull No. 14778
Hailing Port: Atlanta |
12/13/2010 6:50 PM Pacific Time
Ted,
I have 3 different honda BF5 engines and in none of them does the shift lever tilt as far forward (in the FORWARD position) as you seem to indicate yours does. The phillips head in the 'resting foot you describe is simply cosmetically - if that much - a PO had mounted an engine flushing port there ( a neat little waterhose connector to the top of the thermosat housing, which is not there anymore).
In the 4th picture, you see clearly about how much forward the shift lever tilts.
You can adjust this by moving the linkage rods in the engine shaft (behind the circular rubber plug about 6 inches above the cavitation plate). It takes a 10mm socket which allows to open the clamp and then you can adjust the overlap of the upper and lower rods to some extend and thereby the resting positions of the shift lever in its 3 positions.
Hope that helps
Andy |
Ted McGee
Cumming
Boat Name: GA
Model/Year: MKII/1996
Hull No. 15370
Hailing Port: Lake Lanier Georgia |
12/14/2010 8:30 AM Pacific Time
Andy
Mine does drop a little lower. Thanks for sharing this. I have the shop manual for the BF5 and I am going to see if I can't adjust this a little. |
