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seashot
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Initially Posted - 09/13/2003 : 21:33:19

My Evinrude 9.9 (1998) has an emergency shutoff switch on the tiller handle with a plastic clip that when removed, kills the engine. This is the only way I can find to stop the engine and it is very aukward to use. My biggest concern is that the clip will break, or that I will drop it in the water. Without it, the engine will not run. I can stop the engine by choking it until it stalls, but that can't be good for it. Has anyone replace the emergency switch with a push type stop switch? Or am I really missing something?
Fred

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atgep
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Response Posted - 09/13/2003 : 22:44:29

I have a 1996 sailmaster. It has the annoying button on the side of the tiller also. Mine has a spare (key) underneath the tiller. That might solve one of your concerns. choking to kill might not be too bad for the engine. It isn't like the unburned fuel is going to mix with oil in the crankcase. Most everyone runs their engine out of fuel before storing. This exposes the eng to a small ammount of time without lubrication. Who realy knows.

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oldsalt
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Response Posted - 09/14/2003 : 00:22:34

I've got an '96 Sailmaster, you don't need to remove the emergency clip, you simply push the red button to stop the engine.

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svmoxie
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Response Posted - 09/14/2003 : 08:56:06

Fred,

I have the same outboard you do... You don't have to remove the safety clip, just push on the red button and it will kill the motor.

Evinrude has a replacement kill switch if you want to remove the tiller or mount the kill switch somewhere else. This is very handy if you use the remote controls but it really isn't necessary.

Clif Thompson
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svMoxie '81 25 sk

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jheard
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Response Posted - 09/23/2003 : 19:14:29

This kill switch is designed to be placed on a small lanyard attached to the driver's wrist. In the event the dingy driver falls out of the boat, the engine will shut off and the driver will not be left behind by the driverless, but still moving, boat. I had a similar outboard which had a spot for a spare key underneath the tiller handle. We lost the spare and used vice grips to keep the switch open for a while, but I would not recommend that.

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SeabirdSkipper
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Response Posted - 09/23/2003 : 22:42:38

I have the same 9.9 Evenrude and I have thought the same thing -- there has GOT to be a better way to kill this motor -- still haven't found one, but there is a spare on mine under the tiller. I hooked the lanyard on the original to the stern pulpit -- the idea was to be sure I don't lose it, although I suppose an added, although extremely questionable benefit would be that if I ever accidentally dropped the motor into the water, it would stop running! Based on comments here, I'm going to try just pressing the little red button in this weekend!

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oldsalt
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Response Posted - 09/24/2003 : 18:48:08

Guys, you simply push the red button firmly, and the motor stops. The clip, which is supposed to be attached to a lanyard worn by the operator, is a man overboard kill switch feature some product liability lawyers probably dreamed up because they were afraid someone would use the motor on a dinghy, fall overboard, do the Moulinex and sue the world.

If your motor doesn't stop, there is something wrong with the button and it either needs replacement or it is shunted out by a short in the wiring. I have an '96 9.9 electric start Johnson Sailmaster and the start and stop buttons are easy to use.

Mark, Silver Girl '83 tall rig fin keel #3744

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wupdike
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Response Posted - 09/29/2003 : 22:18:47

I have a '99 Evinrude 9.9 elec. start. It has a key. I turn the key and motor stops. However, start switch and kill switch failed same season. I bypassed them with a sealed momentary switch from West Marine which I mounted in the slot meant for the remote controls. I had to make a mould from the rubber plug and make a new plug of wood filler to hold the switch, but it is 10x better than the goofy start switch it came with.

Are the 9.9s with the red kill button not elec. start?

GrayCruiser

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SeabirdSkipper
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Response Posted - 10/02/2003 : 22:16:40

Yup. Good old fashioned pull start. A nice one though. I'm only about 5'2" and can generally pull it over with one tug. The toughest part is reaching the rope over, under or through the aft pulpit when the motor is all the way down! I often run it one position up from the bottom for exactly this reason, although that occasionally causes minor cavitation.

Kelly Gray - 1984 C25 "Seabird" - Gulfport, Fl

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wmkoines
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Response Posted - 10/03/2003 : 12:49:41

I have a Evinrude and all you have to do is push the red button firmly, and the motor stops. If thats not working you have a problem with the switch.

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