I posted this in the Maxum boat list and maybe it is the wrong area so I will try here instead.
I have a 1989 Maxum 19 foot with Mercury motor.
On the top of the shifter/throttle there is a button sort of thing, not exactly a button but you can press it. It's kind of a grip thing. At first I thought it must be an accellerator to increase motor speed in neutral, but that doesn't work. Then I thought it might be a choke control but that doesn't seem to be it either since the one on the ingnition works. I also thought that it might be some kind of clutch control but again nothing. It doesn't seem to do anything that I can tell.
At the bottom of the shifter/throttle handle is another button that does look like a button but it doesn't do anything either that I can tell.
Granted, the previous owner made some mods to the motor and the boat and some things are disconnected.
I have looked at the Maxum manual page but those are just parts lists, no real information to be had there on operation of the boat.
Anyone have an idea what these are supposed to do?
I have a 1989 Maxum 19 foot with Mercury motor.
On the top of the shifter/throttle there is a button sort of thing, not exactly a button but you can press it. It's kind of a grip thing. At first I thought it must be an accellerator to increase motor speed in neutral, but that doesn't work. Then I thought it might be a choke control but that doesn't seem to be it either since the one on the ingnition works. I also thought that it might be some kind of clutch control but again nothing. It doesn't seem to do anything that I can tell.
At the bottom of the shifter/throttle handle is another button that does look like a button but it doesn't do anything either that I can tell.
Granted, the previous owner made some mods to the motor and the boat and some things are disconnected.
I have looked at the Maxum manual page but those are just parts lists, no real information to be had there on operation of the boat.
Anyone have an idea what these are supposed to do?
