"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 21:13:56 -0800, JR North
wrote:

Sounds like some PWC idiot got his first boat. Ya shudda got his hull#
and reported him. No R/M for the throttle or shifter , I bet....

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It's hard to say. The apparent skipper certainly appeared old enough
to know better and the boat in question was 45+ feet. It is a virtual
certainty that there were no remote engine controls, sometimes in the
aft cockpit, but I've never seen them on the foredeck.


Might have been one of the wireless controls that are available as a
retrofit. My slip neighbor at Kingman had one installed on his 52 footer.
It allows remote control of shift and throttle for both engines, but not
rudder control. Still does not explain or excuse the erratic behavior.

Eisboch