dual station dual control

DodgeRam · Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:13 am Post subject:

Rollie it might not be practical in your situation to go with dual controls. Unless you are willing to spend a fair amount of money ! Let me try to clarify my self, if you do not intend to buy new engines , in your situation you would have to get rid of your existing controls. I believe you already have your ignition switches, chokes, and harnesses that go to the back. If the cost is not a problem , than you will need to install the keys ,choke, and harness at a different location. Than proceed with the new shift throttle install. On the other hand if one is buying a new boat, the process is different . As you know when you buy a new boat and order new engines on the process, all your gauges, harnesses,and shift throttles, and installation are all extra. So cost wise , all you need to have for a system like mine is not really that much more. Because dealer don't really install such a system on small boat like ours, they will offer you a bulky electronic system like used on more expensive boats or yatchs. Without getting involve in the cost of dual Sea Star hydraulic ( mine were install at the factory as I order my boat with them) my system that I purchased my self and also installed cost me around 2100 can. small tokens for what I am getting out of them. Hope it anwsers you question. Gary

New Hampshire Guy · Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:49 am Post subject:

Gary,
Is there a website or company that does the custom Throttle boxes? I've never seen anything like yours!

Also, you seem to be saying that your throttles are mechanical and not the expensive electric one's you find on the mega-yachts. Do the throttles move at both stations when they are moved?
Finally, you have a key at the forward station... is there a kill switch or anything aft?

Thanks!

John

gljjr · Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 1:59 am Post subject:

From the looks of the controls on SeaRam they look like standard Morse Controls. The caveaut to that is that you only want one of them to have "detents" so that you can still shift from the other. Basically you have cables that run from one control to the other. And then another set of cables that run to the motor. So both sets levers move when one is moved. This is the way that all those old cruisers with flying bridges have worked for years. And this is the way I plan to do it on my boat when I get the new engine installed.

A kill switch aft is a good idea and should be relatively easy to install. I hadn't thought of doing that.

New Hampshire Guy · Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 1:30 pm Post subject:

Thanks

DodgeRam · Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 11:09 pm Post subject:

Gary , you are right could not have said it any better. As for the kill switch it is only a switch tap to your main power ( I believe) . The Cobelt system that I am using is been around since 1968 Canadian Co. base out of Vancouver BC. It is a awsome system, stay on your RPM setting 99% of the time. IT can be use for dual or single engines . Gary SEARAM