TOOLS AND
SUPPLIES
SKILL LEVEL
FINISH TIME
36 | BOATINGMAG.COM | MAY 2018
DIY
+ Weekend
Workbook
BOAT DOCTOR ///WEEKEND WORKBOOK
- Fell Marine MOB+ Base-
pack, includes xHub and
xFob Multifob and assort-
ed connectors with heat-
shrink collars ($199.99,
fellmarine.com)
- In-line marine fuse hold-
er and 1- to 3-amp fuse
- Power drill
- 2^1 / 8 -inch hole saw
- Crimping tool
- Wire cutters/strippers
- Online manual and videos
available at support
center.fellmarine.com
A safety-stop lanyard — aka engine kill
switch — comes standard with marine
power systems to instantly shut down
propulsion if the helmsman gets tossed
from the boat. Yet many skippers forget that
they’re tethered and walk away from the
wheel, inadvertently killing the engine. It
can happen at inopportune times such as
while docking.
Fell Marine’s MOB+ wireless man-
overboard systems resolve this issue.
Essentially, a remote xFob that you wear
connects wirelessly using the WiMEA
protocol to a Fell xHub on the boat. When a
wearer falls overboard, it breaks the signal
and the engine shuts down. A shutdown
also occurs when the xFob is approximately
50 feet from the boat. The system allows for
a restart of the engine with an automatic
override function so crewmembers can
rescue someone who has fallen overboard.
Here’s now to install the Fell MOB+
Multifob Basepack on a single-engine boat.
—Jim Hendricks
INSTALLING A
REMOTE KILL SWITCH
Approx. 2 hours
1 OF 5
A Fell Marine engine kill switch off ers safety and freedom move to about the deck.