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Ok, so now that I have defended my question by saying,"There are no stupid questions", only doing something stupid without first asking what may seem a no brainer question to some.

So you all know that I sold my Trojan, and now have a Thundercraft Magnum 280
similar to the Searay Sundancer.

I have dual I/O
here is the question:

On the helm, I have 2 levers, one for each engine. Both operated by the same hand
There is Forward(up), Neutral(centre) and Reverse (Down)
after starting the engines, how does one increase the throttle without putting it into gear? Or is this possible?

there are no other levers anywhere.
you can see them here in this picture
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Thanks in advance.
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Post by BarryL »

Judging by the looks of your throttles there is either a button at the base of each arm that needs to be pushed in to allow "Neutral warm up" a black push button at base of arm (pivot point) that needs to be pushed in or you pull the lever away from the base while in neutral.

Pretty standard stuff for mercruiser I/O installations.

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Post by summer storm »

+1 on above or Try pulling the levers "out" at the base, kind of sideways. Once they are out you should be able to advance the throttle without putting the boat in gear.
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Post by k9th »

+1

That's how mine worked on my I/O before the Trojan.

And you're correct, there are no stupid questions and boy am I glad of that. Nice looking boat BTW
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Post by larryeddington »

Single lever Morse controls generally have indentions at the base of the levers where you can pull along the axle line, assuming they are morse, my outboard has one lever and has a rubber area at the lever axle that pushes in and releases the tranny part.

++ on there is some whay to accomplish it, closer picture would be helpful if you do not solve. :)
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Thanks all,
I will look more closely at it when I bring her down to my club.

She is on Lake Simcoe right now, I will be trailering her down to my club this coming Saturday 8th.

I was up to see her today and started her up, purrs like a kitten.

BTW.. I have a marine survey on her, and other than some very minor things, she came out way ahead for a boat that is 26 years old.
Starboard inboard hose needs to be replaced, a few window leaks, needs new rubber, fuel pick-up hose on starboard engine is degraded at tank connection.

Exterior, excellent, no osmosis, blistering or bubbling detected, etc.
No moisture
Percussive sounding of the bottom did not indicate any evidence of delamination or damage.
Topsides gel coat between waterline and sheerline shows no oxidization or damage, only normal wear and tear evident.
Deck and cabin structure is solid, no springiness, no core separation.
Decks show no undue concentrations of stress cracks
Deck hardware well secured and in good condition
No movement of transom plates in transom core.
Bellows and water hoses appear new
Engine bearers and mounts appear solid
Exhaust system in good condition
Fuel tanks well secured, no corrosion or damage
No gasoline fumes detected
Wiring throughout is in good condition showing no evidence of overheating or corrosion
Through hull fittings below waterline are valved and in good condition
There is more, all positive

I am STOKED :)

Surveyor was very impressed.
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Those are Quicksilver controls; push in the black plastic knobs at the bottom of the levers at the pivot point then move the lever forward for throttle only. When you return the lever to neutral, the knob will pop out and engage the shift mechanism again.
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Big D wrote:Those are Quicksilver controls; push in the black plastic knobs at the bottom of the levers at the pivot point then move the lever forward for throttle only. When you return the lever to neutral, the knob will pop out and engage the shift mechanism again.
Thanks Big D !!
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Big D wrote:Those are Quicksilver controls; push in the black plastic knobs at the bottom of the levers at the pivot point then move the lever forward for throttle only. When you return the lever to neutral, the knob will pop out and engage the shift mechanism again.
Ditto. Had the same setup on my Liberator.
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don't forget Bob at our club has the same boat on "i" dock

also I will check in with you friday if I can still come up to help you saturday, I am having my surgery tomorrow a.m and hopefully will get out Fri but am not sure what shape I will be in :cry:
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rooferdave wrote:don't forget Bob at our club has the same boat on "i" dock

also I will check in with you friday if I can still come up to help you saturday, I am having my surgery tomorrow a.m and hopefully will get out Fri but am not sure what shape I will be in :cry:
Take care of yourself first Dave. All the best of luck.

For everyone else, please join me in wishing Dave success and a speedy recovery.
I cannot divulge what it is, but they will be going right to the heart of the matter to fix him all up.
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Here here, take care Dave.
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Dave best of luck to you, if I am reading between the line correctly, I was just released from the hospital today for a near miss heart attack, I had a stent put in my LAD last year, it apparently failed and caused the same heart attack symptoms, I went in yesterday they fixed the one and added another stent, today I am sore as hell in the groin but rest of me feels great.

Modern medicine is an amazing thing! Good luck
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Scott Hope you feel better ,
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prowlersfish wrote:Scott Hope you feel better ,
+1

And good luck with the operation Dave
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