Re: Force control box question
You can use a Chrysler or US Marine control box. You can use a box with integral trim/tilt or you can use a plain box and use a separate T/T switch on the dash. Chrysler made a surface mount and a hidden box with just the handle and a plate showing. US Marine made at least two different boxes and also a hidden one. Personally, I prefer the hidden controls. All cables are behind the side and there is only one small hole to drill. Surface mount have the cable running outside for a bit and, of course, the control is bulky.
I always thought that Chrysler/Force used a goofy contol system. The cable sheath is anchored inside the control box and the cable itself is moved. At the engine end, the cable is anchored and the sheath moves-- Oh, well, that was the 60s and 70s and everyone was smoking or dropping acid.
Do not get confused though: When Merc changed controls to Merc system, around '94, those control boxes and cables, although on a Force, are not adaptable to earlier Force engines.
However, before you go discarding your Suzy control box, check the internal attachments. You may very well be able to adapt it. I could not tell you for sure, because I have not yet opened a Suzy control box.
