Separate controls for throttle/reverse gate

[steveinmd]

Have jet boats ever come with separate controls for the reverse bucket/throttle? Our fx140 has a separate reverse lever and I can navigate it nearly inch perfect without even touching the throttle. Slight steering input and just hold the lever in the middle.

 

[haknslash]

I think only early Sea-Doo’s offered it. You can add it to the boat and it allows for a lot of interesting thing you can do with a twin engine jet boat. A friend of mine had a Gaffrig unit on his Yamaha 242 and it was pretty cool. He’d even use it for surfing to help dial in the wave and jet wash.

https://jetboaters.net/threads/show-us-your-wake-surfing-mods-comparo.22358/post-411671

And then there’s also this full on mod which also addresses the throttle resolution issue of the APS wheel. Very nice work gmtech did https://jetboaters.net/threads/the-throttle-shifter-yamaha-should-have-put-on-our-boats.15940/

 

[biffdotorg]

Almost all of the Mercury SportJet powered boats had separate controls. We had it in our SeaDoo X20 with SportJet. Worked well, but it’s all in what you get used to.

 

[steveinmd]

That's interesting that a product exists that can be fitted to work on some models. It would be nice if there was a product that kept the existing throttle lever, and added a lever for the bucket to keep costs down. Just move the bucket cable over to the new lever.

I guess the question would be where to mount something like that in the smaller boats? Maybe not a lever but a pull/push tab? Not sure how much leverage is required to move the bucket?

 

[haknslash]

That's interesting that a product exists that can be fitted to work on some models. It would be nice if there was a product that kept the existing throttle lever, and added a lever for the bucket to keep costs down. Just move the bucket cable over to the new lever.

I guess the question would be where to mount something like that in the smaller boats? Maybe not a lever but a pull/push tab? Not sure how much leverage is required to move the bucket?

Ultraflex, now called Uflex is who made the Sea-Doo controls which is very similar to what you’re wanting or asking about. They make universal controls but you’d have to have some degree of modification involved as I’m sure nothing it going to be totally a drop-in solution. Here is an exploded view diagram of the Sea-do controls I remember. Not sure if they’re the same these days for Scarab.



Video of the last gen Sea-Doo controls I remember which still featured the independent bucket control lever ...

 

[Beachbummer]

I think the 2003 SR230 had this style of control from the factory. Grafig and Livorsi Make controls that can be adapted to fit. Search for past Posts with "Gafrig" for some details.

If you have cable controls it's an AWESOME mod. Cannot recommend highly enough.