Hi Richard,

Whatever is wrong is probably not very serious, however,
the intermittent problems are the most frustrating simply because
they are usually not failing while you are looking at them.

You might want to buy a shop manual for your engine. They're not that
expensive, and they should have a wiring diagram, and exploded views of
the remote control.

Good luck with it.

Don W.

PS - We were at 90F, and 10-15MPH wind today. A great day for sailing or
whatever.

richard wrote:
Thanks Brian and Don
I am a little bit mechanically inclined and do own a multimeter. I will
see if I have specs/diagram somewhere for the control lever

and keep my mechanic's phone number in hand incase I do not feel up to
it. Thanks again

PS-Not sure where you two are from but we had our first summer weather
and it feels great here in Boston