Single Lever Engine Controls

[sailorboy1]

Getting a new boat in next week or so that has single lever control. I've always had dual lever for the speed and transmission. On the single lever how/can you increase engine speed for charging etc without putting the engine in gear?

[never monday]

depends on the control. Some have a push button, some you pull the handle out. This disengages the trans shifting and allows throttle only movement.

[svHyLyte]

Originally Posted by Don Lucas

Getting a new boat in next week or so that has single lever control. I've always had dual lever for the speed and transmission. On the single lever how/can you increase engine speed for charging etc without putting the engine in gear?

A small button at the fulcrum disengages the transmission cam.

[nigel1]

Hi Don, dont know what engine/throttle control you have, mine is Volvo, push a button in on the handle pivot/fulcrum dis-engages the transmission, and allows the lever to be pushed ahead to increases the RPM. When the handle is returned to the neutral position, the button is released.

[sailorboy1]

Thanks all. Guess this would have been apparent when I went to do it. Of course that's a 2 hour round trip to go look at.

[night0wl]

My Yanmar controls have a single shift lever with a red button on the center of the hub of the lever. To throttle up while keeping the transmission in neutral, I push the button in while moving the throttle forward.

To be honest, the whole mechanism is plastic and flimsy and I dont like it...so I keep a spare on board of the whole assembly in case something breaks.

[S&S]

On our Morse control you pull the lever out away from the hub to disengge the trans. it's a nice control- trouble free.

[sailalibi]

Anyone know of a replacement for the old two handled Morse control (the one with a long removable black knobbed lever for the shift and the short red knobbed lever for the throttle? I cant fix mine and cant find any..

[Hydra]

Originally Posted by Don Lucas

On the single lever how/can you increase engine speed for charging etc without putting the engine in gear?

Don,
I think that you should not run your engine for some time if out of gear, because this will glaze the cylinders and remove their capability to retain a film of oil. If you need to charge the battery at the dock or on the hook, I would recommend that you put the engine in reverse gear.

There has been a thread on this subject sometime ago but I can't find it.

Alain

[Bash]

Don,

svHyLyte was correct for your new boat, if it's still in the original configuration. You'll find a button at the fulcrum of the control.

[Bash]

Originally Posted by night0wl

To be honest, the whole mechanism is plastic and flimsy and I dont like it...so I keep a spare on board of the whole assembly in case something breaks.

Yes! Mine fell apart during a beercan race. We never found the rubber cap that kept the actual button in place. Replaced it with duct tape, and haven't ever gotten a new rubber cap. Why bother replacing duct tape with an original part that doesn't do the job as well as the tape?

[zeehag]

gorilla tape lasts a lil longer. besides whenye go to find parts--there aint none.. to tape, baling wire and the other race car fixit tools and parts work jist fine n dandy. mine on formosa is cute-- even bread bag twist ties..eeps... my ericson is good tho-- all origin al paRTS.... not yet corroded, even....yes i am in process of changing out the fastenerwannabes in my formosa steering.. isnt so scary anymore..LOL