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AADIVER
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Initially Posted - 01/14/2006 : 15:51:45

The cowling latch on my new Tohatsu 9.8 has no place to secure the link or the bungee. If anyone's acquainted with this excellent engine and has a soft link attached...how did you do it? Gracias, mi amigos.

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Turk
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Response Posted - 01/14/2006 : 16:57:01

I have a Nissan 5hp but had a similar problem. I just drilled 2 holes in the upper cover above the latch and added a small brass loop fastened with two bolts and nuts. Works fine.

Edited by - Turk on 01/14/2006 20:06:04

frog0911
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Response Posted - 01/14/2006 : 19:48:28

I will take some pictures for you tommorrow and post on how I installed Arlyn's soft link on my Tohastu 9.8. You know the picture worth story.

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frog0911
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Response Posted - 01/15/2006 : 19:10:18

Here are the pictures of how Aryln's softlink is attached to my Tohastu.

Use 1/4 I-bolt on cowling flange each side. Time for a annual bungee change.

Travel position of hookup.

Any additional questions?

I also used Tom's idea for the spring on the up lock and it works great. Only have to reach back to release for lowering now which is much eaiser.

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Response Posted - 01/15/2006 : 20:13:57

Hey Jerry, I'm gonna borrow that spring idea for the engine locking lever.

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frog0911
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Response Posted - 01/15/2006 : 20:18:52

Be my guess, it was atgep's (Tom's) idea. I was just the one who posted the picture first.

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AADIVER
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Response Posted - 01/15/2006 : 23:34:41

Please explain the "spring on the lock". Don't understand how it works and for what.

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Response Posted - 01/16/2006 : 09:12:43

The spring holds the lever that locks the engine in the up position down at
all times. Without the spring you have to reach back over the motor and
push the lever down once you get the motor up to insure a positive lock.
With the spring you just pull the motor up and the engine raises the lever
until it drops into the lock position due to the spring.
Hopes this helps. If not maybe I can explain another way.

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AADIVER
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Response Posted - 01/16/2006 : 14:54:55

Okay, yo comprende! Now...where do I get the spring and how strong should it be? Home Depot, Lowes, Ace Hardware, or...?

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Response Posted - 01/17/2006 : 15:58:16

I picked mine up at Target. It is brass plated and made to go on one of those small travel ironing boards to hold the cover on. I just took it apart and made two just incase I messed up one. It is not very large and doesn't have a great deal of pull, but enough for what I wanted do accomplish.

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AADIVER
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Response Posted - 01/17/2006 : 22:39:19

Brass plated means it's ferrous metal and the sea will render it a short life. Where can we get stainless steel springs?

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Response Posted - 01/17/2006 : 22:58:54

Did not want to spend a lot of money for a try out so it did not matter, fifty cents was the right price. I will start looking for something better now that I know it works. I am not to sure if stainless would be cost effective or if they are available. I'm sure you can get anything for the right price, somwhere.

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Response Posted - 01/17/2006 : 23:27:42

I'm going to try it with a piece of bungee cord. I'll give a yea or nay report tomorrow

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Response Posted - 01/18/2006 : 14:02:45

As I was walking through Homey Depot this AM and passed the bungee section, the light bulb did illuminate and Aryln's favorite spring did pop in to mine and the small 18 inch ones should work prefect. I will be changing my soft link bungee tommorrow so I will also change the spring at the same time.

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AADIVER
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Response Posted - 01/19/2006 : 01:09:21

Bungee rules! It works just like a spring.

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Response Posted - 01/19/2006 : 19:29:49

P.S.: The spring ONLY relieves you of ONE reach-down: securing the engine after it's pulled up. To put it down, secure it, and bring it up, you still have to reach down and activate the lever.

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Response Posted - 01/19/2006 : 20:00:06

Frank, I don't understand the many reach downs? I only have one reach down and that is to pull the lever up and release the motor to the down position. To get the motor up and locked I just pull up the motor and it lifts the lever and the bungee pulls the lever down to the locked position when the motor is full up.

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Response Posted - 01/20/2006 : 00:10:56

How do you lock the lever when the engine is down? It has to be locked when the prop's turning in forward gear. If so locked, only way to unlock it is to reach down.

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Response Posted - 01/20/2006 : 11:08:40

There is no locking requirement in forward gear. The engine thrust at the prop keeps the engine down while under way and if you happen to hit a log or anything else, you want the engine to pop up To lessen the chance of lower unit damage. As opposed to reverse where you need the motor locked down so the prop does not pull the engine out of the water when you give it incresed throttle.

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Response Posted - 01/20/2006 : 16:38:36

Thanks! So when reversing, we have to reach down and lock the engine? All other times only when dropping the engine down?

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Response Posted - 01/20/2006 : 17:16:11

Frank, There are 2 locks for the engine. The one that keeps it down in reverse and neutral is linked to the gearshift. The lock Jerry put the spring on is only for tilting.

I hope this helps.

Tom.

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frog0911
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Response Posted - 01/20/2006 : 18:32:58

Sorry Frank, did not understand that you though the tilt lock was the one that locked the engine in reverse. Tom hit the nail on the head.

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Response Posted - 01/21/2006 : 00:41:26

Gotcha! Thanks.

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