1985 Evinrude tilt and trim question

[1arunem]

Hi guys, this one doesn't pertain to my toon, but my bass boat.

It has a 1985 Evinrude 70hp with tilt and trim. Well, I had to put the boat in the back yard for a few days and my dog decided to get up in the boat and chew on my throttle lever that has the integral tilt/trim switch. As you can imagine, it is no longer functional (the tilt trim switch).

Best I can tell, it is a three wire system that of course used a momentary switch. Can I just get another typical momentary switch, wire it up similarly and remote mount it?

It was thumb operated on the throttle handle with up/down movement. It has was appears to be three contacts, the center (ground?), up and down..

Thanks..
Warren..

[cwag911]

That should work, but that switch shouldn't be that much money.

[1arunem]

Problem is the handle that the switch fits in is mangled. I would have to replace the whole assembly.

[tuned]

Any SPDT switch should do. Make sure it isn't too little. It doesn't carry much current tho, as it is talking to relays at the motor.

[1arunem]

FYI, I finally got around to fooling with the tilt/trim issue. I installed a SPDT switch and it seems to be working well. Hope to get on the water soon!