The major problem with the kill switches on the motors is no one uses them. When I single hand my boat, I can't raise the sails while attached to the motor. Does any one use/ know of a wireless kill switch for use with tiller outboards? We also want to use them on the chase boats we have for our Junior Sailing program.
Wireless Kill Switches
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Do you mean something like this?
https://www.westmarine.com/buy/fell...MIj9fh3-eD3wIVGp7ACh00SQx5EAQYAyABEgK76PD_BwE
https://www.westmarine.com/buy/fell...MIj9fh3-eD3wIVGp7ACh00SQx5EAQYAyABEgK76PD_BwE
Clever! They address the questions I would have about a wireless solution like if you get knocked unconscious: Water and range activated
Justin, how would it help if you get knocked unconscious? I'm imagining you get wacked with the boom and fall in the boat. Not sure how a standard kill switch would help then either.
Nope I don't have an outboard, but I would love something like this to cause my auto pilot to hard over in the event I go overboard, or kill my inboard diesel engine. Here is another option that may be simpler.
https://autotether.com/product/auto...S65o4mZlNXdErvvuVP7F6S0py9uETmQgaAv2OEALw_wcB
Water and range activated. In other words, you don't hav eto be conscious for the motor to shut off.
I don't know if there is a product that can help you if you sail alone, get knocked out and fall in the boat. The device in the link addresses what most solo sailors fear, falling overboard and the boat motoring away.
We have an autotether on Escape's dinghy and it works well - at least in testing, we've never lost someone off the dinghy;-) You get the correct kill switch head to match your outboard type, so you can easily use it for multiple outboards