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Quicksilver Classic 3000 Control (man overboard switch)

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I have a Mercruiser Classic 3000 Controller with a man overboard switch built into the front cover. Anyway, I was installing a piece of trim on the bottom of gunwhale and had to disassemble the controller. Everything was fine until I attempted to start boat and found that I was not getting power to the coil. I tested neutral safety,man overboard,shift interrupt and found that man overboard switch was shot. I spliced around switch and boat fired right up! The switch was on its last legs and looked as though someone had glued it back together once or twice. It also has lost the click feeling when switched back and forth so I am sure it is junk. It is a red plastic switch with a lanyard connected to it. I would like to stay with the same exact switch and don't want to be drilling more holes or installing any remote type switches anywhere else on boat for safety reasons and of course aesthetic reasons also. Question: Does anyone know where I could find the part # for the man overboard switch for a Quicksilver Classic 3000 Controller? Also, Is the part still available and where could I buy it?
Thanks, Tom
P.S. I was concerned with being boarded and checked for this issue by the Coast Guard or Fish and Game Commission. Is this a safety violation?
 
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Yes, it's a violation. They will confiscate your boat on the spot and throw you in Guantanamo Bay without a trial.


I'm kidding they'll just make a note of it, as it is not required safety equipment. If you need more information about your rights and responsibilities as a recreational boater, take the Coast Guard Safe Boating class in your area. If you have that under your belt you will get less hassle if you are boarded fer shizzle.
A link to the Visual Safety Check manual is here
 
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P.S. I was concerned with being boarded and checked for this issue by the Coast Guard or Fish and Game Commission. Is this a safety violation?
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Nope,... It ain't something that's Required, at All....

You can just forget about it if you'd like...
 
Thanks kghost,o2batsea and bondo for the info. And yes I took the boaters safety course. Just wasn't sure about whether I could get a fine for having switch bypassed. I tried to pretty up the interior of gunwhale with some trim and apparently from taking the switch and control off and on so many times, I guess I broke it.lol I would definitely like to buy it from marineengine.com if they have it, least I could do, since I got so much help here already!
thanks, Tom
 
PWC's ... gotta have it.
Boats, not required.
Always wondered why some boat manufactureres thought it's be a good idea to have it in the first place.
Mine has one. I have never once attached the lanyard to myslef.
IMO, if you think you're going to be in any conditions which would lead you to beleive you stand even the remotest of chances to be chucked out of the boat, you probably need to keep it on the trailer or tied to the peir
 
The lanyard does NOT have to be apart of the shift control, It can be installed at another location if desired......
 
IMO, if you think you're going to be in any conditions which would lead you to beleive you stand even the remotest of chances to be chucked out of the boat, you probably need to keep it on the trailer or tied to the peir
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Well any time I am reaching outside the boat would qualify for being a remote chance of being chucked out, whether that is to land a fish, lift something or someone in, check the drive, go forward along the side of the cabin, barf, or fool with the kicker. If the sea is up then the chance is a lot less remote. There are plenty of stories of people who tried to take a leak or puke over the rail and it was the last thing they ever did. Natalie Wood for one.

I highly recommend the Autotether over a lanyard. It will let you move about the boat freely and if you go in the drink it will stop the boat. Lanyards are good if you are riding a PWC, and that's about it. You can also add more sensors to the Autotether so that if anyone wearing one goes OB the boat will stop or an alarm will sound or both. Can also be used to monitor kids around the pier/pool.
I would also recommend the Mustang MD8183 which is an auto inflating PFD that will fire when submerged more than 4 inches. If you are unconscious when you go in it will keep your airway free of the water.
 
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Well any time I am reaching outside the boat would qualify for being a remote chance of being chucked out, whether that is to land a fish, lift something or someone in, check the drive, go forward along the side of the cabin, barf, or fool with the kicker. If the sea is up then the chance is a lot less remote
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I'm assuming you wouldn't be doing any of the above while attempting to silmultaneously drive the boat... how long of a lanyard have you got?

more sensors to the Autotether so that if anyone wearing one goes OB the boat will stop or an alarm will sound or both
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Depending on the situation, I'm not sure I'd like the engine to stop if someone goes in the drink. An alarm would be great. Wearing a PDF, absolutely; auto-inflatable, even better.
If I'm in a moving current, or underway near rocks in any seas state, etc., I'd just assume maintain the ability to maneuver the boat, mark the plotter with the MOB marker, and retreive the wayward swimmer in a manner suited to the prevailing conditions.
There's plenty of great safety gear out there, but it's not in the least bit fool-proof.
 
Wow, I did not think I would get this reaction from you guys. I guess the only way it could save you, is if you were running boat on your own which I know is not a safe way to do things anyway, but I am sure it has been done. Would it not give you a fighting chance if for some reason you were launched out of boat and you had to swim back to it. Or picture this: You are piloting boat and you are thrown backwards into boat and knocked out with throttle at 3/4 headed right for a big pile of rocks or better yet a 55 foot Hatteras. lol (I guess its not funny but it makes you think) I seen a guy hooked into a big Bluefin tuna literally get sucked right out of the boat in a matter of seconds fishing offshore New Jersey. He disappeared for about 5 or six seconds, surfaced, handed rod to someone else while still in water, got back in boat, and would you believe me if I told you he landed the fish! I swear to God! I could not believe it myself until I saw it with my own eyes. I thought for sure the poor guy was a goner. All the trouble in the world is out on the water if you want it I guess! I think you just have to have respect as to how vulneralble a human being really is out there if something bad were to happen. Just a thought! see what I started! talk to you guys later, Tom














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All the trouble in the world is out on the water if you want it I guess! I think you just have to have respect as to how vulneralble a human being really is out there if something bad were to happen
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...exactly.

Now if you really want to start a heated debate, ask which is better: regular or synthetic motor oil?
 
I'm assuming you wouldn't be doing any of the above while attempting to silmultaneously (sic) drive the boat... how long of a lanyard have you got?
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I have the Autotether system. Lanyard is "virtual". Pretty darn cool thing. As has been mentioned the standard issue type lanyard is no good if not used. With this thing and the sensor clipped on your paisley board shorts, being separated from the vessel will not result in a runaway boat.
 
My boat did not come with a lanyard, But when I feel the need to worry about it I just open another beer and ponder................the cooler biult into the floor holds a lot of pondering material..............

The sides of my boat are almost up to my waiste so if one were to fall out of my boat..........bonvoyage..........
 
Hahaha! kghost, you are brutal but I love it!. troym, my brother is in partnership with a group of five guys and they went out and bought a 31' center console Contender with twin 275 Verados. They run out of Jersey. Anyways, one of the guys went for a run when they first got the thing and apparently lost hold of the wheel. (of course he was going to fast for conditions and inexperienced with all that power). To make a long story short, the guy was apparently thrown to the rear inside cockpit area meanwhile throttles are just about full out! (pretty much scared the bejeesus out of the poor fella and to tell you the truth I think he looked at the boat with a totally different perspective!) Moral of story: slow down it could very well save your life. I only have an eighteen foot boat and fully understand that I will be limited to what I can expect from it, of course with respect to weather conditions such as wind and wave heights. Not too many bluebird days off of New Jersey but once in a while it lays down. I would be happy to be able to go out 10-15 miles to a couple flounder spots and get right back in if it were possible. Of course, I would have the best tow insurance you can buy!lol Plenty of nice pallets,tree trunks, long lines,sea turtles and whatever else is floating around out there just waiting to play havoc on a small boat!lol (sort of like that mahhem insurance commercial!)lol My boat has a closed bow and two 800gph Johnson pumps, not saying it still can't sink but I feel that I have done everything possible to minimize the chances. That is why I pushed on installing the two battery's on the boat. I guess it is overkill, but feel a little safer in doing so. Yea, anything can happen out there, thats for sure and not just to small boats. One last story: The same guys were tuna fishing like 80 miles off shore and a fast moving thunderstorm came out of nowhere, so they see these ominous clouds with lightning bolts comin out of them and decide they are going to outrun the darn thing. Ten minutes later they are lying down horizontal on the deck in eight to ten foot seas with lightning bolts as thick as telephone poles hitting the water all around them.(they were terrified!) My brother was on the boat on that particular day and it scared the sheet out of em. The thing is that these guys looked at the NOOA forecast and everything pointed to a picture perfect day. No such thing! lol One last thing, 02batsea, whats something like what your talking about go for roughly? I probably won't be able to swing it this year because the electronics are killing me but just a thought for maybe next season! talk to you later, Tom
 
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