Wireless throttle control?

[Peregrine1983]

Hi all,

Curious if there is a product that allows wired or wireless throttle control on a diesel sailboat engine (Beta marine 50 in my case) that would allow me to get rid of the throttle cabling system or leave it as an emergency back up.

Thanks in advance for any info!

[Lepke]

There are all all manner of controls for engines and transmissions, but most are not cheap. The cheapest are electric and the most expensive are radio or wireless. The radio controls have shielding to prevent interference.

A grain terminal near me uses a radio control to operate a diesel switcher so the person dumping the grain cars can control the switcher. But there are safeties built in so the engine stops if the signal is lost.

A good autopilot is probably cheapest. Or maybe hobby radio controls.

[nussbda]

Kobelt makes electronic and pneumatic controls in addition to push pull controls. From a cost standpoint, you're probably better off keeping the cables.