2nd testing of twin trim system

[off gassing]

As arranged Jim showed up at my house the other morning with his black box in hand. Wihtin 15 minutes he had it hooked up and I had the boat ready for a little sea trial. We headed out of Biloxi on a beautiful and very calm day. The port switch was set up to raise and lower both motors togeter which in effect controlled the pitch of the boat and the starboard switch controlled the motors in opposite directions at the same time controlling the roll of the boat.
What this system did was to simplify my ability to control the boat in severral diferent maneuvers. Going into a hard turn you simply drop the bow with the left switch, roll the boat into the turn with the right switch and cut the wheel hard with your left hand. I very impressed how quick my boat responded and how tight the turns cold be made while maintaining stability. It is the tightest and quickest turns my boat has ever done. The systems is very simple in use and would probably become second nature within a very short amount of time.
I plan on installing this gear on the boat as soon as John has the units availible for my configuration. I believe it will improve the overall ride and stability of the boat by giving the captain better controll of the boats attidude.

[Harry Brosofsky]

I find it interesting that you set it up opposite of the way I had mine tested...pitch on right, roll on left. To me, it seemed more intuitive the way I had it. Of course the beauty of the system is that by disconnecting and reconnecting 6 bullet terminals, you can reverse the switching.

Harry

[jfraleigh]

What we did was similar with the roll under your thumb, on the suzuki throttles with opposing switches the roll goes on the left, on honda's it's better on the right so you don't have to reach across the bow up/down switch when leveling or cornering.
There is also a safety feature built into the module that if you push both switches up or down together the roll function is disabled and both motors will go up and down accordingly.
This is helpful when you run across a sand bar and forget about your modification.

John