On Mar 27, 6:12 am, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On 26 Mar 2007 19:11:47 -0700, "mjpierce5" wrote:

I've gotten a few replies, which I am thankful for, but I'm hoping for
a few more before I plunk my money on the table. Dual function VS
single function engine controls for twin inboards- which do you
prefer, and why? Any particular brands that you are partial to? I am
seriously considering the Uflex B58 controls.

I was a little confused the first time I replied, so allow me to try
again.

Personally, I like engine and throttle controls in one package. Being
right handed, I prefer them on the right side. Having seperate left
(gear) right (throttle) controls seems unnecessarily complicated to me
as you use them the same way.

In my use with outboards, I could control both engines with one hand
and the other never left the steering control. Somehow that seems
safer to me and a lot less complicated.

It's really a personel preferance kind of thing. I prefer seperate
controls myself, you typically get a greater range of travel on the
throttles, but not on all set ups. It's also a little easier to get
home if your having low speed stalling problems, yes, you do have to
"slam it into gear", but you can get home if your having a problem,
it's much more difficult on most single lever systems, you can do it
with them, but you really end up slamming it in gear. The bad side of
dual controls, you can end up pulling them in and out of gear at high
speed by accident. And with twice as many control levers to deal with
their more prone to being bumped into, at the wrong time. Their is no
perfect system, it's what you like best that matters most.

John