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Location: With my son on the water | I would also ABSOLUTELY install a master shutoff switch for the starting battery so you can kill the big motor 100% when unattended. Because even with the key off and the master on the console the trim is still live. You need to get a good switch that is rated for enough amps. Most marine switches are rated for 300 amps which is plenty.
IMO every boat should have this. Because eventually the trim switch on the throttle will go bad or the seal protecting it will. I had this happen to me and when it rained my motor would trim on its own and keep going up until I wiggled the switch. We caught when we were sitting on the dock on LOTW. So we disconnected the battery every night and put a plastic bag over the throttle. But if I had not been there when it happened the first time my whole rig likely would have burned up.
So for me, this switch really helps me sleep at night.  |
