26sonic

was wondering if anyone makes a throttle lever control with trim tab switch in controls.?

Reed Jensen

Mercury and Livorsi controls both have switches in the handles... I had mine connected to the drive trim motors rather than the tabs... but you can "add on" switches.

26sonic

so say by using the trim up or down switch on the throttle control you could use this same set up for the tabs ?

Reed Jensen

Sure... why not?......... The switch I had was a single switch to raise and lower both drives.... it had a diode block in the wiring so that the switches on the dash didn't raise both when only pressing one... you can do the same thing with the tabs... Keep in mind that some trim pumps don't always pump at the same rate and one tab may move a little more using a switch that runs both pumps at the same time. I tried repeatedly to get both of my trim pumps to pump at the same rate without success... I still had to adjust one outdrive with the switch on the dash... what the single switch did was make it easy to lower the drives quickly without taking my hand off the throttle. The boat was originally set up with the switches on the steering wheel... I didn't like that and changed it to a switch on the throttles.

38KV

Here's my Livorsi dual switch control.

26sonic

38kv are those dual switches for the trim tabs ? if so where are the switches for the drives ?

38KV

No, the switches are for the drives.
They are connected to the panel switches straight in front of the control.
If you want them to affect the tabs, just connect them to the tab switches instead.

MnFastBoat

Here is my plan for a winter upgrade
I will be changing out the throttles and going with the twin switch. Currently have one switch for both drives. and as previously stated, they do not move together.
I have a cat with a single center tab. I am going to use current single switch on the throttle for the tab.
So I will have the two on the throttles for each drive along with the single on the left throttle for the tab.
All easily reachable.
You could very easily do this with your tabs. They make a double clamp on switch for your throttle handle.

BTW, I currently have another single switch on the steering wheel for the tab now, and I am not sure if I am going to keep it there or remove it.

this is my tab switch currently


Here is what is on my throttle for both dirves


Double Throttle switch

damdonzi

Go here for the Livorsi model, about half way down the page, all white.
http://www.livorsi.com/catalog/controls_throttles.htm

The trim adjustment for your drive(s) is in the head of the lever, just normal.

The trim TAB adjustments are mounted to the shaft of the lever.

Adjust your drive with your thumb.
Adjust your tabs by extending your index finger forward.

Fred from Trick Marine can give you the best price on these. www.trickmarine.net -I know because I just got the quote to order mine.

They only come in white and have to be ordered as the entier unit from Livorsi, this isn't an add-on.

MnFastBoat

dam, that is similar to what I will be doing
However I do not care for the long reach and square format of the switch.
However, it will work with what 26Sonic is asking to do.
I myself am not favorable of the white or black only option

I also want to look into the type of shifters that are on a Cig I road in this past weekend. It had the drive switches in the front of hte handle built into the handle itself. Looked very trick, but would like to look closer at them before a decision is made