Boat with an emergency brake?

[Buccaneer]

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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Prepare to be boarded!

[PM T2]

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

He's livin' in his own private Idaho..... I hope to go out quietly in my sleep, like my grand-dad did..... and not screaming, like the passengers in his car...

[Buccaneer]

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.

Prepare to be boarded!

[49morphew]

The throttle is the lever on the center of the steering wheel

[kerry]

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… 🙄

If you have too many, AND not enough, you're a collector.

[green-thumbs]

The "stick" likely has F N R positions.
Louis

[garry-in-michigan]

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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