Topic: Boat with an emergency brake? – Antique Outboard Motor Club,Inc

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October 14, 2018 at 12:27 pm #11543
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Just seen this on Craig’s, and was wondering what the lever
in the boat is all about. I’m guessing it’s NOT an emergency brake. 😕

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October 14, 2018 at 12:39 pm #84397
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It has an inboard engine with a gear box, and that is the shift lever
October 14, 2018 at 12:44 pm #84398
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quote PM T2:

It has an inboard engine with a gear box, and that is the shift lever

Oh, Two on the floor! Not seeing a throttle, but must be there somewhere.

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October 14, 2018 at 1:05 pm #84402
49morphew
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The throttle is the lever on the center of the steering wheel
October 14, 2018 at 1:20 pm #84404
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I’m not sure who sold it, but I remember an ad in a performance boat magazine, maybe Powerboat, in the 80’s that had a "brake" system that dropped a small ram a few inches below the transom to help slow the boat. Didn’t last long, probably too unsafe at outrageous speeds… 🙄

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October 16, 2018 at 3:59 am #84479
green-thumbs
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The "stick" likely has F N R positions.
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October 16, 2018 at 6:15 am #84482
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That emergency break ram had a tendency in a fast boat to push back at the bottom and throw water into the back of the boat . . . 😆
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