On 7/1/2004 2:43 PM, Rod McInnis wrote:

"Garth Almgren" wrote in message
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On 6/29/2004 8:05 PM, Gould 0738 wrote:

For twins, I'm used to seeing (from left to right, T=Throttle, G=Gear

shifter):

LT LG | RG RT



On the boat I recently had, a 36' Carver, the controls were set up with the
gear shift levers on the left of the helm, and the throttles on the right.
Each pair of handles were "L" shaped with the angle pointing in, which made
it easy to grab both handles with one hand and move them together.

To use your notation (P=port. S= starboard, T= throttle, G= gear shift)

D'oh! I'm just getting back into summer nautical mode - I should have
thought of using the proper terminology too...

PG SG (steering wheel) PT ST


With the setup that you describe above, where the throttles are on the
outside of the gear shift, I would think that it would either take two hands
to move the throttles together or you would have to do it in two step, which
would make steering a bit difficult.

Rod

I think the theory behind having the gear shifts together is that you
can easily maneuver at slow speeds with one hand using those levers
alone. I've seen some twins perform some amazing maneuvers, something
I'd never want to try with a single screw. Anyway, I think I like your
example better since the throttles are together as well as the gears.

Ah, well; My preference is still outboard style with a single lever for
everything.


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