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02 October 2012, 21:39
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strange setup.
Whilst trawling through eBay I came across this!
Never seen the throttles on either sides of the consul before.
Can’t be user friendly or am I missing something?
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02 October 2012, 21:44
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Originally Posted by Andy B
Whilst trawling through eBay I came across this!
Never seen the throttles on either sides of the consul before.
Can’t be user friendly or am I missing something?
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It works the props manually  just use it like a row machine 
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02 October 2012, 21:48
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It works the props manually just use it like a row machine |
One's for forward and the others for back lol.
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02 October 2012, 22:19
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Whilst trawling through eBay I came across this!
Never seen the throttles on either sides of the consul before.
Can’t be user friendly or am I missing something?
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Maybe it belongs to this fella
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02 October 2012, 22:21
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03 October 2012, 00:41
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Not sure it is very user friendly when it gets bumpy. I have seen throttles on one side and separate gear levers on the other side before but I have to agree that the boat I'm the photo is only suitable for an octopus or someone that can operate a steering wheel with their leg and still stay upright when they bounce off a wave.
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03 October 2012, 15:28
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well thats just daft!
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03 October 2012, 16:05
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it's no good i'm gona have to ask him! 
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03 October 2012, 16:07
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Far too much symmetry going on with that boat.
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03 October 2012, 16:23
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it's no good i'm gona have to ask him! |
See if you can have a trial run
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03 October 2012, 17:16
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It should be possible to "stack" the throttles side by side as per the norm.
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03 October 2012, 18:50
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Originally Posted by Pikey Dave
It should be possible to "stack" the throttles side by side as per the norm.
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thats what i would have thought! hence my comment in my OP "am i missing something?"
there not a matched pair of engines either, both right handed gearboxes. would that have much effect on a RIB this size and power?
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03 October 2012, 19:57
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Originally Posted by Andy B
thats what i would have thought! hence my comment in my OP "am i missing something?"
there not a matched pair of engines either, both right handed gearboxes. would that have much effect on a RIB this size and power?
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Shouldn't as long as it has hydraulic steering.
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03 October 2012, 20:47
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there not a matched pair of engines either, both right handed gearboxes. would that have much effect on a RIB this size and power?
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Conventional wisdom has it that its that only after 115hp do twins need to be counter-rotating - I have run twin Honda 90's and currently have twin 115's right handed - both setups run with no bad habits.
As for the throttles - Mick's Redbay has twin side-by-side Honda throttles - maybe he would post a pic 
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03 October 2012, 21:17
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Conventional wisdom has it that its that only after 115hp do twins need to be counter-rotating - I have run twin Honda 90's and currently have twin 115's right handed - both setups run with no bad habits.
As for the throttles - Mick's Redbay has twin side-by-side Honda throttles - maybe he would post a pic |
You might have to zoom in and not on my back side either
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04 October 2012, 03:08
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you just need to be able to drive with your mouth 
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04 October 2012, 10:26
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It clearly belongs to a woman!!  Who can multi-task
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04 October 2012, 10:49
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It clearly belongs to a woman!! Who can multi-task |
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04 October 2012, 11:42
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you just need to be able to drive with your mouth |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Natalie123
It clearly belongs to a woman!! |
A sort of Motormouth then?
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04 October 2012, 11:50
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It clearly belongs to a woman!! Who can multi-task |
Tchu! I'll never understand wimmin, one minute they're banging on about how brilliant they are at multitasking & the next minute they're moaning about how they have to do the washing, ironing, cleaning, cooking, taking the kids to school, picking the kids up from school, shopping, getting the coal in, hold down a job. All I asked her to do was get me a beer 
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Imogen
he belongs here 
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