San_Diego_SeaRay
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Nov 9, 2014
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BOAT: 1993 Chaparral Signature 270 w. 7.4 Bravo One
Hello Awesome Mercruiser Forumites!
I've come to realize that one of the least liked - maybe my SINGLE least liked - things on my boat is the controller. It feels as though I'm stressing the cables when I move it forward and backward. Then when I'm at high speeds the throttle wants to gravitate down so that I'm giving less gas. Also, that button on the lower part of the handle you have to push in to put the drive in neutral is hit and miss and also not very easy to operate. Simply put, it feels like junk in my hands (even though it's Quicksilver; not an off brand).
So I've been thinking about buying a new controller. I imagine ANY Mercruiser/Mercury/Quicksilver top mount should work, right? But what about other brands? Yamaha, Volvo, SeaStar, Teleflex, Suzuki, etc? Will these work as well?
Also, any feedback as to how to avoid the throttle cable "slippage" I spoke about above would be much appreciated.
Hello Awesome Mercruiser Forumites!
I've come to realize that one of the least liked - maybe my SINGLE least liked - things on my boat is the controller. It feels as though I'm stressing the cables when I move it forward and backward. Then when I'm at high speeds the throttle wants to gravitate down so that I'm giving less gas. Also, that button on the lower part of the handle you have to push in to put the drive in neutral is hit and miss and also not very easy to operate. Simply put, it feels like junk in my hands (even though it's Quicksilver; not an off brand).
So I've been thinking about buying a new controller. I imagine ANY Mercruiser/Mercury/Quicksilver top mount should work, right? But what about other brands? Yamaha, Volvo, SeaStar, Teleflex, Suzuki, etc? Will these work as well?
Also, any feedback as to how to avoid the throttle cable "slippage" I spoke about above would be much appreciated.