Masato Deguchi
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Hoping someone can confirm or deny this.... Given that current model year Mercs in the 4, 5, and 6 hp range are being manufactured by Tohatsu on behalf of Mercury, would it be safe to assume that the remote control connection kits by Tohatsu are 100% compatible for use on a 2016 Mercury? I was told by a local Mercury dealer that no remote connection kits are available for Mercury motors unless I move up to a 9.9 and yet such kits appear to be available for the smaller Tohatsus as confirmed by a local Tohatsu dealer. Given the choice, I would buy a Tohatsu and just be done with it but none of my local dealers can get one for me in the short time frame that I have so in all likelihood I will pay a few more $$$ on a Merc... Notwithstanding, I still want to convert from tiller to remote control and would like to know if there will be any issues in buying the Tohatsu hardware for use on a Merc. Any known design nuances that might affect the compatibility?
thanks in advance.
thanks in advance.
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