Installation of the Deckmount and Tach

Step One: (Deckmount)

Fig. 11

Fig. 11-A

If the material you wish to mount the Deckmount switch in is less than ¼” thick: Drill a hole 15/32 Diameter perpendicular to the surface. Unscrew the bezel from the switch and leave one washer on the neck. Put the switch button, with washer, through the hole from below. Screw the bezel on to the top and your done. Refer to Fig.11

If the surface you want to mount the Deckmount on is thicker than ¼ inch, Drill a 19/32 hole through the surface. Unscrew the bezel from the top of the switch and remove the washers. Slide the switch all the way through the hole from the backside of the panel. Apply some silicone sealer/adhesive to the barrel of the switch. Screw the bezel, with or without a washer back onto the switch and slide the switch back into the hole. It may be necessary to tape or otherwise hold the switch in place until the sealer/adhesive sets. Alternatively, you can make a custom sheet metal bezel/mounting bracket for the switch.

Note: Route the cable for the tach on the opposite side of the kicker motor that you route

the throttle actuator wire.

Step Two (Tach)

The Tach is the portion of the cable with a white antenna end. The antenna end needs to be installed into your outboard motor. The wire connector from the deck mount/Tach switch is labeled number 1. It connects to the E-H unit at connector number 1. Route the Tach portion of the wire from the E-H unit back to the motor. Remove the outboard cover. Route the cable through the grommets on the front of your motor, then route the cable around the motor to the spark plug wires. You will need to lay the white or antenna end of the cable along side of one of the spark plug wires in your motor. Keep the antenna end at least 1” from either end of spark plug wire. Do not stick the end of the wire into the boot of the spark plug wire. Use tie-wraps to attach the antenna end of cable to the Spark plug wire. (Fig. 11-A)

(After installation of your Autopilot, you will need to verify your tach. Please refer to page 31, paragraph 2 for more information).