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av8rOC
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Initially Posted - 04/07/2012 :  06:56:45  Show Profile
Hey guys I've been busy as can be getting my craigslist junker into ship shape for the sailing season.

New Jib, sheets, lines, CDI furler, porta-potti, bimini, and a lot of elbow grease to name a few.

I also purchased a new Tohatsu 9.8 Electric start outboard and came to find that it doesnt have a steering lock, apparently only the remote control models do.

Is that going to be a problem? Keep in mind this is my first sailboat but in my head I assumed you lock the outboard and steer with the tiller.

I suppose you have to keep your hands on both? Seems akward to me.
Sean
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av8rOC
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Response Posted - 04/07/2012 :  07:05:42  Show Profile
I should note the motor does have a steering friction bolt but not a lock. I wonder if this is enough to hold the motor in place?
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Joe Diver
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Response Posted - 04/07/2012 :  07:14:59  Show Profile
Yes, should be fine.

I had the friction lock on my old Yammy, and on the new Tohatsu SailPro. Works great.

I keep it tight enough to hold the motor in place, but loose enough I can still turn the motor with it's tiller. I turn the motor when backing out of my slip, and turning the boat in tight areas without enough forward speed to get steerage.

Otherwise, it's locked straight and I use the tiller to steer.
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 04/07/2012 :  07:47:29  Show Profile
Not a problem for me. The friction knob works fine. The only time I turn the motor is entering and leaving my rather tight slip. You might search for hard and soft links in the archives here. Linking the motor to the rudder has been a frequent mod.
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 04/07/2012 :  08:54:47  Show Profile
I never had the motor "locked"--just tightened enough to hold in place, which also allows you to trim the thrust direction so you track straight with no pressure on the rudder. And it's always ready to be turned quickly when maneuvering around a dock.
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av8rOC
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Response Posted - 04/07/2012 :  10:50:29  Show Profile
Excellent guys thanks. That makes a lot more sense now.
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Lee Panza
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Response Posted - 04/07/2012 :  15:19:57  Show Profile  Visit Lee Panza's Homepage
Alex;

Just another suggestion: I drilled the end of the plastic handle of a nut driver (I'd have to go down to the boat to check what size it was, but you can do that) for an eyebolt, and I tied a lanyard to it. I keep it handy for increasing the friction when I'm motoring and just making minor course adjustments with the tiller. Then I can quickly loosen it up when I'm approaching the marina (or any other need to switch to steering with the motor).

I set the friction tight enough to keep the motor straight, but not so tight that I can't manually turn it if I need to make a sudden radical turn using both the tiller and the motor. Nevertheless, when I'm switching to slow-speed maneuvering it's desirable to back-off on the friction. Having the right tool handy helps, and the lanyard is an obvious safety measure.

BTW, congrats on the new motor; I bought one of those myself and I've been very happy with it. BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE BREAK-IN PROCEDURE (keep a log of your run-times at the different levels; the break-in procedure is a bit of an imposition, but it'll be over with soon enough).
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