Greg wrote:
Maybe, but the OMC relays are mounted in a relay/connection box on board
the boat, and usually in the vicinity of fuel tanks and the battery(ies).



No wonder they went out of business ;-)

The location is up to the installer, not the factory. Our 1981 V-4, for
example, has never had a relay fail, but it was installed high & dry and
is stored inside. Our 1973 V-4, with the "lawn mower-automotive" type
relays, is all original too, although mounted lower in the Glastron and
next to the battery, it too is always indoors or in a hoist.

Rob

The location is up to the installer, not the factory

I find that strange. One of the advantages of an outboard is to keep everything
under one cover, with minimal connections between the motor and the boat.
This sounds like they are taking "arcy, sparky" stuff that could be safely out
behind the transom and putting it in the bilge.

Greg wrote:

The location is up to the installer, not the factory


I find that strange. One of the advantages of an outboard is to keep everything
under one cover, with minimal connections between the motor and the boat.
This sounds like they are taking "arcy, sparky" stuff that could be safely out
behind the transom and putting it in the bilge.

Power T&T was optional. The object is to reduce the weight of the
outboard itself.

Rob