Boating Basics - Boat Shifters and Throttles
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4 жыл бұрынI get a surprisingly large number of folks asking me why we have/what are the four shifters on the boat? So here's an overview of how our twin engine setup is equipped with two shifters - one for each engine - and two throttles - again, one for each engine.
Given the fact that the power plants are matted to vee-drive (inboard) setup, it makes steering in close quarters and general maneuvering a breeze. Handling this boat is an absolute pleasure and a huge stress reducer when docking or going through the locks.
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Filmed August, 2019.
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@markburley4901 4 жыл бұрын
Great instructional video for those who aren't familiar with the separate shifter/throttle set up. I also think that the big lesson one can take from this one is patience. Too many times I see people trying to dock (or leave) using way too much throttle. Idle speed it is. What's the saying? "Don't go any faster than you're willing to hit something!" Thanks for sharing Paul.
@Aspen65 3 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. Lifelong boat owner moving up to a twin screw vessel here in the next few months. Fantastic handling skills-thank you!
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! You'll love the ease of docking with a twin inboard powered vessel. As I always tell everyone, it's not my skill that makes it look easy, it's how well the boat responds to the commands of the helm. Makes our extensive cruising very pleasurable.
@reborn_online 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting! This information is strangely hard to find on the internet, and this video gave me the exact information I needed! Happy boating!
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to have helped. If you peruse more of my videos, I believe you can find me giving more insights on driving with shifters. And *spoiler alert* I've got a new, upcoming video with a close up look at shifting while going through the locks of our lovely Trent Severn Waterway. Stay tuned for more.
@alfredofernandez8036 9 ай бұрын
Good job explaining this I had a 2005 Sea Ray 340 Sundancer with the same set up. I loved the system and control that it gave me.
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 9 ай бұрын
Glad it helped - or at least brought back some memories 😄 For more, check out my video 'Shifting Through the Locks' that I filmed last summer on our larger, but similarly equipped 370 Sundancer: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iNiEe6yYltudaIk.htmlsi=FFgjqy5dD-CsxgRr
@info10805 4 жыл бұрын
Just love your vids. Me and my wife are just going to buy our first boat together (sea ray) and we are so looking forward to the summer in Sweden. Thank you for your inspiration.
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's great news. Congratulations!! Having some family background in Sweden, I wish you all the best 😁
@khalidalhadhri2411 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video you really great and make it easy and professional thank you for sharing .
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 3 жыл бұрын
I so happy you found it helpful. Thanks for watching!
@luhtathefinn3036 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you.....I plan to get a Searay when I move back home to Florida in 2 years....I love your vids....always great information. I really liked the one on your extended swim platform, I plan to do that...Thanks again :-)
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 4 жыл бұрын
When you do the swim platform, make sure you mention the Boogaboo Crew 😁
@maxmann8607 4 жыл бұрын
Perfect camera angle. Nicely done!!
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@clearwater036 4 жыл бұрын
Great Video !
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 4 жыл бұрын
Good! I'm glad you found this one 🙂 Lots more in the playlist, down in the description. Cheers, Paul.
@marttifrom4577 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for yours videos, greetings from Finland. Here in Finland we have winter time and I can only look your videos, what will be next summer enjoy waiting for me. I bought same Sea Ray 330 a month ago, there is bigger engineers 2X375 horsepower Mercruiser (496 Magnum). Same time you teach me how I must use to the gears !
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 2 жыл бұрын
Hello Martti, thank you for following our boating adventures! Yes, we are now in winter also, and are already looking forward to next summer on the boat. Enjoy your new 330!!
@mchaves7663 4 жыл бұрын
thanks for the video!
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@aaronberry6577 5 ай бұрын
thank you very much for creating this video - about to purchase my first boat, a 320 sundancer, and was curious at what position the throttles would need to be in while maneuvering. looks like most of the time they were in idle to move around as needed through the marina and especially in and out of the slip.
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 5 ай бұрын
Yes, the throttles are generally set to idle speed, but extra thrust can be applied to overcome wind, or to help with maneuvering. I have lots of videos of us approaching docks or going through the locks, so you might be able to come with more insights. I hope to make another video on this subject, as it's brought me many questions over the years. Congrats on your 320 Sundancer! You're gonna love it.
@andrewtschramm 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the helpful video! Do you have bow thrusters? I'm new to boating and was wondering if so how you would add these to your approach to maneuvering the boat.
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 3 жыл бұрын
No thrusters. That would be cheating. . .
@ericblack6467 Жыл бұрын
When initially pulling away from the dock and you're only using the Trans shifters r u at idle or minimal throttle.
@crazy4dariver Жыл бұрын
Are shifters and throttles ALWAYS port and starboard? I have seen MY twin's where they are opposite and red knob vs black knob. Thankfully I played with detents with engines off. At least on that cluster F, absolute center was neutral as it clicked. The throttles kinda had detents but 4 stages of click and still able to roll on and off.
@crazy4dariver Жыл бұрын
One MY twin, ALL colored knobs were Purple!. I guess Lakers fans. I guess as an expert you would suggest to try detents and then fire her up? I disregard colored knobs and tried to find detents (clicks in stages)
@louremington6975 9 ай бұрын
I have always wanted to know how that works. Such a good video. My question is are the shifters related to the engines or the rudders. Also, if they are changing the gears in the engine, back and forth, does that damage them over time?
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 9 ай бұрын
The shifters only change gears in the transmission(s) - forward, neutral and reverse - same as a car. The rudders are controlled by the steering wheel. The engines wouldn't be harmed by shifting, as the wear, if any, would be on the transmissions.
@jakejacobson2999 7 күн бұрын
Thanks for the video. I’ve always wondered this myself. Do you use your autopilot often? You should make a video on that
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 7 күн бұрын
Never had an autopilot on any of our boats...
@jakejacobson2999 7 күн бұрын
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo gotcha. I thought the little screen on the dash may have been autopilot. I fish a lot and am thinking about getting one for trolling
@rickgoldberg2392 2 жыл бұрын
Ok, dumb question, but could you not do the exact same thing with integrated throttle and shift levers, or would they give you too much throttle by the time they engaged into forward or reverse?
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 2 жыл бұрын
Potentially yes. And that type of set-up is what one would generally have on an inboard/outboard powered boat, which doesn't provide the same type of shifting characteristics. Inboard (or vee drives) have the props placed farther forward, providing better pivot control when shifting in slow speed manoeuvres.
@someguy6978 Жыл бұрын
@BoatingWithBoogaboo I gotcha.... I'm accustomed to running crew boats and tow boats and was unfamiliar with this concept but once you explained the placement, it all came together. Thanks!
@andrewtschramm 3 жыл бұрын
Are the shifters always on the left side and throttle on right or does it depend on the boat?
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 3 жыл бұрын
Pretty much all the same. I'm sure there was a manufacturer that swapped them around, but I've never seen it. Shifters on the left side of the helm so that one can face aft-ward when backing into a dock, as they would be more easy to reach if standing up and doing that maneuver. Look for videos of the big fishing boats coming in to see what I'm referring to . . .
@andrewtschramm 3 жыл бұрын
BoatingWithBoogaboo got it-thanks!
@bicyclerep 3 жыл бұрын
Hatts and a few other brands are reversed, but this is by far the most common set up. You will also see 4 levers all together (or even separated on some sport fish models especially), with the transmissions as the outside levers and the throttles the inside levers. In most cases, the ends of the levers are designated by color, black for the transmissions, red for the throttles. There are also electronic controls (mainly newer boats), where you would only see two levers total, you move forward or aft until the click to engage the transmission in that direction, any further advancement adds throttle.
@HTown99 2 жыл бұрын
Will the boat let you shift in/out of gear when the throttles are anywhere besides idle? Thanks
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, but one should never do that. Shifting gears at anything above idle speed can result in damage to the transmission.
@HTown99 2 жыл бұрын
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo Cool, thanks for the response. I've only ever used integrated throttle/shifter sticks. I suppose even with the single stick, you could push the neutral button and rev the engine up high and then quickly move the throttle to idle and then shift into gear - before the revs would have been able to settle down to idle, and thus do the same type of damage. Keep up the great work on the awesome videos!
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 2 жыл бұрын
Funny story; Good friends of ours, who have boated for 30+ years, bought their first inboard powered boat last fall. The captain, after being used to the same throttle/shift setup you mention mistakenly pinned the throttles when he thought he was simply shifting into forward. Kinda scary in the moment (8.1 big blocks are really loud at wide open throttle with no load), but we chuckled about it afterwards 😂
@robertmetivier5641 3 жыл бұрын
I feel you never answered the question...
@littlejackalo5326 Жыл бұрын
What was so hard to understand about it? Left set of sticks shifts between F-N-R, right set is the throttle.
@robertmetivier5641 3 жыл бұрын
Seems like they do the same thing 🤔
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 3 жыл бұрын
If they did, we wouldn't get too far, too fast 😂
@urhiredhr421 3 жыл бұрын
So basically, you need good eye hand coordination!
@brandonmoore7315 4 жыл бұрын
First one
@hamiltonsny 4 жыл бұрын
Brandon....from Sophisticated Lady?
@MrTimNed 11 ай бұрын
Throttles on starboard, shifters on port
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 11 ай бұрын
👍
@MrTimNed 11 ай бұрын
You have your controls backwards
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 11 ай бұрын
Play the video in reverse and it'll all make sense 😜
@carpspudpicker3031 4 жыл бұрын
Serious? Who's asking that?
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 4 жыл бұрын
Totally serious. You wouldn't believe the questions I get. But all good, as we were all new to this at some point.
@craigrush9494 3 ай бұрын
Ty, but you didn't do any explaining as you executed
@BoatingWithBoogaboo 3 ай бұрын
Time for yet another video on this subject. I believe I've done at least FOUR videos showing how this works, but many folks still struggle with an incredibly simple procedure. Oh well, perhaps the fifth one will be the charm ;-)
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