throttle control location

[Frank mellin]

my westerley centaur is fitted with a throttle lever which is located on the floor in the cockpit.
I am no expert on boat handling but i find that looking down at the floor when trying to line up with the pontoon is not the best position to be in.
Has anyone found a way to move the lever to a more sensible place.
are there any kits available.

 

[VicS]

my westerley centaur is fitted with a throttle lever which is located on the floor in the cockpit.
I am no expert on boat handling but i find that looking down at the floor when trying to line up with the pontoon is not the best position to be in.
Has anyone found a way to move the lever to a more sensible place.
are there any kits available.

I thought they were normally on the bridge deck



you may have to buy new, longer cables or do you have something totally different. Early boat perhaps. Not a VP engine and gear box?

 

[lpdsn]

Keep practicing. You soon get quite adept at using the throttle control with your foot.

 

[Stemar]

A mate had the arrangement in Vic's pic and it always took a moment's thought to decide which way to shove the lever. Mine's on the side of the cockpit, so the direction's instinctive.

New cables and a hole saw should do it, but it might affect the quarter birth on the inside, so you could need to make up a box to protect the crew in the quarter berth from the inside of the lever and vice versa. You'll also need to fill the original hole. I had to move mine when I went from two levers to one, and a bit of wood did the job for years - looked much better than a bad gelcoat match.

 

[Hadenough]

Keep practicing. You soon get quite adept at using the throttle control with your foot.

I wasn't going to bite but hey ho. I have a particular hate of this practice after a numpty steering standing on the cockpit seats and operating the throttle just so, fell, engaged full throttle -- with his foot and rammed me on my mooring.

 

[MoodySabre]

Find a length of pipe that will slip tightly over the lever.

Personally I don't find it an issue as bending my legs with my head upright enables me to see enough for the few seconds it takes. Experience will make it all seem less difficult.

 

[johnalison]

I've never really got the hang of using my feet for operating the controls. Perhaps that's why I never became a ballet-dancer.

 

[Stemar]

My feet stay firmly on the cockpit sole, but I do use my knee to nudge the throttle when fine control isn't essential.