Sigh.
Gotta replace all of them.
Again.
Control cable reccomendations?
Control cable reccomendations?
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Re: Control cable reccomendations?
What brand did you install last time and how long did they last?
Did they break or just get stiff?
Changing cables is not fun. You have my sympathy.
Did they break or just get stiff?
Changing cables is not fun. You have my sympathy.
Re: Control cable reccomendations?
Teleflex 3300, 3 years, but the routing of the cables is problematic. The different way they go into the 8 hp engines exacerbated the problem. These engines have a bracket for the shift cable that extends further forward, meaning the cable has to bend more sharply.
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Re: Control cable reccomendations?
I just replaced my engines on my boat with new Yamaha 9.9's with electric tilt. Running the cables was not hard.
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Re: Control cable reccomendations?
Mine looped horizontally. Alas.
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Re: Control cable reccomendations?
Sam and Gina Densler
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Re: Control cable reccomendations?
What model cables and lengths did you get Carib Sailor?
Sandy Daugherty "Page 83" PDQ 36026
Re: Control cable reccomendations?
I got the TFX cables. They are in, but there is still a tight bend against the nacelle when the engines are all the way out of the water. WOW they are sweet! in fact, they move so easy they tend to creep the power up in reverse from just the weight of the handles! What a delight to use! But they were over $200 a set at retail. For the record, my T8's give me 7 knots at full power with full tanks and those 123# batteries (4 each: what was I thinking?)
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