I am going to swap out my old OMC engine, transom, and drive to Mercruiser. I understand that I need to swap out everything from pulleys to prop. I was able to get my hands on a free donor boat with a full mercruiser set up. Only problem is the donor boat has side mount controls and the boat I am putting it into is top mount controls. On top of that cables for the controls will also be too short. My question is :
Can I use my old OMC top mount controls with the Mercruiser engine and drive or do I need to purchase a top mount Mercruiser control box and the proper length cables? I remember looking into doing the SEI kit before and there was a mention of the mercruiser being a pull instead of a push or something along those lines.
Can I use my old OMC top mount controls with the Mercruiser engine and drive or do I need to purchase a top mount Mercruiser control box and the proper length cables? I remember looking into doing the SEI kit before and there was a mention of the mercruiser being a pull instead of a push or something along those lines.