Chrysler then Force--until mercury changed controls used a goofy control system. At the control box, the inner cable moved but at the engine, the inner cable was solidly mounted and the outer sheath moved the shift or throttle. There is nothing wrong with that and since that controls are moved by the difference between the inner cable and the sheath it works.
However, if the control cables are too short or bent at too sharp an angle they will bind. There needs to be a loop of cable in the splashwell and cables should be bent at a curve at least equal to a big steering wheel diameter if at all possible.