What Is this??? motor controll???

Reine11

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Hello again, My new old boat has this below the the steering wheel, what in the world is it? Does it have something to do with the motor???
 

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southkogs

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Re: What Is this??? motor controll???

Cigarette lighter / map light is my first guess. My lighter has a switch on it to turn on a small map light bulb.
 

haulnazz15

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Re: What Is this??? motor controll???

Cigarette lighter / map light is my first guess. My lighter has a switch on it to turn on a small map light bulb.

That would be my guess as well. Looks like the bulb portion is missing from that open socket. I have the map light/lighters as well.
 

mpdive

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Re: What Is this??? motor controll???

CD player with MP3 hookup, navigation, bluetooth, and 1080 high def touchscreen? Or maybe just a cigarette lighter.
 

Lakes84

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Re: What Is this??? motor controll???

CD player with MP3 hookup, navigation, bluetooth, and 1080 high def touchscreen? Or maybe just a cigarette lighter.

That made me laugh. I do agree, a cigarette lighter. Is there power to it? Have you put a lighter into it to try it out?
 

Reine11

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Re: What Is this??? motor controll???

It does have a light socket but the pull knob on the left it just that a pull knob and then on the right has a on and off switch. so I am still confused on what it is.
 

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Re: What Is this??? motor controll???

Are you sure thats only a pull knob? A cig lighter will pull about a 1/4 inch in it's own sleeve. Did you pull it really hard? Maybe its corroded in place.
 

foodfisher

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Re: What Is this??? motor controll???

Looks like an empty hole waiting for a bulb, a switch to turn it on/off and a cigarette lighter. Agree w Fl_Richard
 

southkogs

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Re: What Is this??? motor controll???

Well ... that settles it Reine11: Hook up the battery, stand in a bucket of water, stick your finger in and flip to "on." Report back. :D
 

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Re: What Is this??? motor controll???

Well ... that settles it Reine11: Hook up the battery, stand in a bucket of water, stick your finger in and flip to "on." Report back. :D

just make sure ya have a two other people there, one with a wood baseball bat to disengage you, the other with a camera because that could win big on AFV

but honestly the light/lighter combo I could see, as the center looks like it has the hook ups for the old push in and turn 1/4 turn lights like the old taillights on cars.
 

haulnazz15

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Re: What Is this??? motor controll???

Yeah, I think we were implying that the "knob" below the socket IS the cigarette lighter. Give it a good hard tug (then pull on the cigarette lighter, too) and see what you come up with. :)
 

62 ROYAL SCOTT

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Re: What Is this??? motor controll???

HEY,HERE'S MY 2 CENTS It's a cig-lighter a map light missing the bulb and dome cover a switch for you to turn the map light on and off Also what kind of boat ,please post a pic are two THANK'S-:)
 
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