connie garcy
Member
Our boat came with Sturdy Synchronizer. How do you use this???:huh:
Sturdy Synchronizer
- Thread starter connie garcy
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Captain Allen
Member
- Feb 2, 2009
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- Boat Info
- 370 EC 1994
- Engines
- 454 Mercruisers, straight drives
I have a 1994 370 EC with a Sturdy sycn. On mine, the port engine is the slave and the stbd is the master. After leaving the dock and at idle speed, I turn the unit on and allow a few seconds for the sycn to engage. I then push the port (slave) throttle fully forward. At that point, both engine are controlled by the master throttle. Remember to pull both throttles fully back and turn off the sync before attempting to dock or maneuver with clutches.
Every now and then and for unknown reasons, I have to try turning the unit on and off a couple of times before the sync engages. Usually I have to give it a slight increase in rpm's ( maybe up to 900 or so) above idle and it does the trick.
Every now and then and for unknown reasons, I have to try turning the unit on and off a couple of times before the sync engages. Usually I have to give it a slight increase in rpm's ( maybe up to 900 or so) above idle and it does the trick.
osd9
New Member
My Glendinning sychronizer works as described above.
On my previous boat, a 2002 380DA with 8.1 motors, I had a Sturdy synchronzier. It worked very differently.
With the Sturdy synchronizer I would bring the boat up on plane using both throtles. Once on plane, and with the tachs reading fairly closely, I would then engage the sturdy sycnh. The motors would then come into perfect synchronization. If you want to speed up, you again use 'both' throttles, and the sturdy unit will maintain synchronization. Same if you want to slow down. Just remember to disengage the sturdy before you come completely off plane...especially if you are about to maneuver around the docks using reverse.
With the sturdy unit, from memory, so long as the throtles are within a few hundred RPMs of each other, the unit will keep the motors in synch.
On my previous boat, a 2002 380DA with 8.1 motors, I had a Sturdy synchronzier. It worked very differently.
With the Sturdy synchronizer I would bring the boat up on plane using both throtles. Once on plane, and with the tachs reading fairly closely, I would then engage the sturdy sycnh. The motors would then come into perfect synchronization. If you want to speed up, you again use 'both' throttles, and the sturdy unit will maintain synchronization. Same if you want to slow down. Just remember to disengage the sturdy before you come completely off plane...especially if you are about to maneuver around the docks using reverse.
With the sturdy unit, from memory, so long as the throtles are within a few hundred RPMs of each other, the unit will keep the motors in synch.
