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F*O*A*D

On 9/26/14 11:45 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 10:51:28 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 9/26/14 10:41 AM, wrote:

The best I can tell none of the inline motors even offer electronic
controls (200). If the model number ends in an A it is mechanical and
B means electronic. (like F250*A and F250*B)

Once again, a number of the outboard rigs I looked at recently at a
dealer's showroom had electronic controls. I suspect a lot of rigs on
display at the upcoming Ft. Lauderdale and Miami boat shows will have
outboards with electronic controls, and in the not so distant future,
the electronic controls will extend downward into the inline cylinder
head engines. In the end, it will be cheaper to control outboards
electronically.

Dealers are going to show the highest profit lines on their floor

They may have a few cheaper boats around, just to have something
people can afford but they are in business to maximize profits.

This electronic thing may be a higher profit to Yamaha but it is not
cheaper for the customer and it is not going to be as reliable over
time.
You are trading a cable for an electronic control center and the
actuators in the motor. You still end up with a cable but it is
electrical instead of just a stiff wire. The mechanical linkage in the
motor does not change that much.
The way Yamaha markets this right now does make sense tho If you are
running trip or quad outboards, electronic controllers do reduce
complexity.
In a single or even twins ... not so much. It is extra complexity with
very little added functionality.

Funny stuff. I reported what I saw, and I'm predicting what might happen
with electronic controls for outboards in the future, and you're playing
Flatlander. Wait until you get to Pointland.

I suppose if fly by wire were as unreliable as you claim, you wouldn't
find it in airliners. Oh, wait...