mounting a yamaha 9.9 with forward controls
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Mount it in the cockpit on the foot well bulkhead, just aft of where you normally sit, so you can reach it from your steering position, but not so far forward that it would interfere with jib sheets. The top of the throttle just below the seat. I mounted mine a little too high, the top of the handle a little above the seat, and it would sometimes snag my short pants legs.
Beside being able to reach it from your normal sitting helm position, it should be accessible if you are standing and steering with your knees. Don't mount it on the coaming.... that's inconvenient if you're steering from the opposite side.... plus it looks ridiculous.
Beside being able to reach it from your normal sitting helm position, it should be accessible if you are standing and steering with your knees. Don't mount it on the coaming.... that's inconvenient if you're steering from the opposite side.... plus it looks ridiculous.
Well I got this done. I ended up modifying a thru-hull to pass the cables and wires into the lazzerette. I plan to put this all into a section of bilge pump hose to tidy it up a bit.
I'm really happy with the Yamaha 9.9. It pushes the but nicely and is oh so quiet. Me and the wife can talk from one end of the boat to the other with out yelling. On our first test run she kept thinking the motor had died since she couldn't hear it from the bow.
I'm really happy with the Yamaha 9.9. It pushes the but nicely and is oh so quiet. Me and the wife can talk from one end of the boat to the other with out yelling. On our first test run she kept thinking the motor had died since she couldn't hear it from the bow.
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Very nicely done. Mine is on my pedestal so I could have been not help at all. I also know that on my controller I can press in the center where it says Yamaha and advance the lever without putting the motor in gear. This way I can run the engine at higher RPMs without spinning the prop.
On my control box there is a tab on the housing that can be lifted up to open the throttle in neutral. I kind of preferred the OMC controls where the box is mounted inside the quarter berth and only the throttle arm comes through into the cockpit it made for a very tidy installation. However I'm really pleased with how quiet the 4 stroke is and the amount of low speed control you get from it.
Agree. The only issue I am having with mine is the control cables to the motor have too much of a bend radii when the motor is up. This causes the outer coating on the cable to crack eventually exposing the inner cable. That then rusts to the point of useless and I have to change the cable. Pain the behind. So watch your radii of the control cables to the motor and try to keep as straight as possible.
Hey, could one of you guys with a Yamaha 9.9 help me out? I bought one used that didn't come with the control box. I would like to hook up the electric choke but am at a loss as to which wires to tie into a switch.
It came with a handful of wires hanging out that the PO said I shouldn't have to worry about. He wasn't helpful about which wire went to the choke button. I tried tracing them back to a solenoid but couldn't find what actually turns the choke on.
It came with a handful of wires hanging out that the PO said I shouldn't have to worry about. He wasn't helpful about which wire went to the choke button. I tried tracing them back to a solenoid but couldn't find what actually turns the choke on.
@Cowpokee, here is the 9.9 service manual for an older model. I doubt that the electrical has changed much. Maybe newer components but the wiring should be the same. Give it look over and see if the info you need is there.
https://briandphoto.net/docs/LIT-18616-01-24.pdf
https://briandphoto.net/docs/LIT-18616-01-24.pdf