All,
I got rid of my key-ignition a few years ago. The engine wont start
without the battery switch on and a thief would need to break into the boat to
enable the battery. Do you really think that once someone is able to get into
your boat and start turning things on that the absence of a ignition key is
really going to stop them (or delay them all that much) in taking your boat?
Plus, in the past, I’ve had keys break on me causing a load of troubles
in the most-needed situations. So now I simply have a push-button. And I love
it.
Is the boat less secure? Maybe just a bit. But, if you put the name of
your boat 25-feet long on the sides and add a bunch of Starfleet-style graphics
on the hull (photo), I don’t think it would be a long search for the police.
All the best,
Edd
Edd M. Schillay
Starship Enterprise
C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
City Island, NY
Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log
On Aug 26, 2014, at 10:11 AM, Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
wrote:
> J30 owners have known this for years. Many don't have a key, just a
> screwdriver.
>
> Dennis C.
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 8:35 AM, Gary Nylander via CnC-List
> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> After finding out (the same way you folks have) that the key is easy to break
> and it is also easy to bust the switch. I then replaced it for about $50....
> and then I found out that my old key fit my new switch and, looking at some
> other Yanmar switches and finding out they are all the same.....which means
> anyone with a screwdriver or any Yanmar key could start your boat....plus
> realizing that if the main switch (locked inside) isn't on, nothing happens!
>
> I replaced the expensive Yanmar key switch with a simple push/pull switch.
> Now, if someone (me?) hits it with his/her feet, all it does is turn off the
> electricity to the instruments, the engine still runs.
>
> Gary
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: coltrek via CnC-List
> To: Jean-Francois J Rivard ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 8:44 PM
> Subject: Re: Stus-List Ever broke the key in the ignition switch?
>
> I was able to get my broken key out with the broken piece and a little bit
> of superglue.
> I did not want this to happen again, so I cut most of the spare key off,
> drilled a little hole through it and put a small ring through it. Now,
> nothing sticks out, I just pull the ring up to rotate it.
>
> Bill
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List
> Date:08/25/2014 6:49 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> Subject: Stus-List Ever broke the key in the ignition switch?
>
> Yesterday, it was pretty sporty on the lake with winds in the upper teens, my
> son was rushing from the deck to the cockpit and kicked the engine start key
> / broke it as he stepped over to come and take the wheel for a while.. I
> could not find my spare key so I had to stick the broken half back into the
> slot to get the engine re-started.
>
> Back at the marina in the evening, I tried to remove the broken piece by
> prying / pulling it out with a variety of small screwdrivers, drill bits.
> and other implements nothing was working and it was getting late so I decided
> to take the switch off to bring home and figure it out later.
>
> That's when I found out that I was very thankful for thoughtful Yanmar
> engineers: There is a slot in the barrel directly over the key's teeth. All
> you need to do is stick a small screwdriver in the slot and push the
> offending broken piece out..
>
> Brillant!
>
> Outside of that it was a phenomenal day on the lake. Probably the best sail
> this year so far..
>
> -Francois Rivard
> 1990 34+ "Take Five"
> Lake Lanier, Georgia
>
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