330DA - I/O vs. Inboards

mrsrobinson said:
Plus I love having seperate controls for the throttle and the transmission.

Hello Greg,

Just a question in between: Why do you like the separate controls and what do you think are the advantage of this system?

Peter
 
Good question. I always found the 'all in one' throttle and shifter a bit ackward, especially when docking. I am so use to working the shifter with my left hand now and the throttle with my right I doubt I could ever go back. Hard to explain, it just feels more natural and it's easier to dock this way IMHO.

I don't have to worry about squeezing a button, push this and that. I guess it's more like the car or my riding mower, gas on the right, shift on the left.
 
mrsrobinson said:
Good question. I always found the 'all in one' throttle and shifter a bit ackward, especially when docking. I am so use to working the shifter with my left hand now and the throttle with my right I doubt I could ever go back. Hard to explain, it just feels more natural and it's easier to dock this way IMHO.

I don't have to worry about squeezing a button, push this and that. I guess it's more like the car or my riding mower, gas on the right, shift on the left.

Ok I had also the all in one system on my 330DA also with electronic fly by wire system called micro commander.
I used this system for 5 years and it was perfect.
Very quick and smooth shifting with 2 fingers!

Now with my new 360DA I also have the separate system.
In the beginning I thought that I never get used to this system, but now I am used to this I found the same advantages as you.

Sorry for the off topic remarks.

Peter
 
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i would disagree that IBs have the advantage in close-quarters maneuvering. have you people looked at the cute little rudders and tiny oversquare props on searays in this size class? the rudders are borderline USELESS when there is no propwash and probably even more useless in reverse.

i AM a proponent of inboards OVER sterndrives, but i think it is a much smaller learning curve when it comes to docking a sterndrive. you CAN use the wheel to steer an outdrive powered boat in forward AND reverse at slow speeds. inboards, FUGGEDDABOUDIT! :smt018 you have to make all your moves like you're driving a tank or a track driven land vehicle. shifting and throttle play are the ONLY way to back down or turn doglegs in forward in tight quarters.
 
rondds said:
i would disagree that IBs have the advantage in close-quarters maneuvering. have you people looked at the cute little rudders and tiny oversquare props on searays in this size class? the rudders are borderline USELESS when there is no propwash and probably even more useless in reverse.

i AM a proponent of inboards OVER sterndrives, but i think it is a much smaller learning curve when it comes to docking a sterndrive. you CAN use the wheel to steer an outdrive powered boat in forward AND reverse at slow speeds. inboards, FUGGEDDABOUDIT! :smt018 you have to make all your moves like you're driving a tank or a track driven land vehicle. shifting and throttle play are the ONLY way to back down or turn doglegs in forward in tight quarters.

I think both systems have their own property's about handling.
But when you have still a little speed I see that my little rudders still do something. When you don't have speed at all then I think you are right that you can use the wheel to steer shifting forwards and backwards to easier dock your boat.
What you see in practise that these sizes off boats have a bow truster and than you can use your bow truster in combination with your engines one shift in forwards and the other in backwards en than you drive sideways!
This method is much easier with IB because off the pivot point is under the boat.

Peter
 

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