lost my tohatsu lanyard

[newsailor72]

the mac 22 sailboat I bought recently came with a 6 hp 4 stroke tohatsu outboard, but I lost the red lanyard in the process. can this be homemade or do i need to purchase it? what's the cheapest place I can buy this?

thx

 

[Roy10289]

I guess you could fabricate or whittle a piece of wood or plastic that would keep the dead mans switch pulled out so motor would start.
To me it's not worth the time as you can buy one perhaps at your marinas store for about $15

 

[Patrick17430]

Any outboard shop should have em. Call a local and see.

 

[kloudie1]

Or bypass the kill switch.. If it is normally open and the lanyard shorts the terminals, connect the wirres together and you are done.. If it is normally closed and the lanyard opens the circuit, remove one wire fromm the switch and you are done.. Most states don't require a kill switch on sailboats , but check before ya hot wire it.

 

[Bill1565]

I lost mine on a cruise. Had a pair of needle nosed vice grips in my tool bag. Clamped them on till i could get a replacement.

 

[Joe]

You could call your local Nissan/Tohatsu dealer... they'll have one. In San Diego I use PacWest Marine.
or
You can check at your local chandlery. I found one at westmarine for my tohatsu 9.9.
or
You can go here: http://www.thefind.com/sports/info-lanyard-kill-switch#page=1&local=0
or
you can make one with a piece of wood or plastic.
or
you could use a small crescent wrench.

 

[zeehag]

i used a length of parachute cord i found on the glorietta bay launch dock.....free n easy. (navy SEAL team issue, various lengths left occasionally--always a good find.)

 

[Merlin Clark]

A nylon zip tie of the appropriate width works and use the choke to kill the motor.

 

[timebandit]

Wal-Mart has a alsortment in a package for under 10 bucks.