I am about to embark on a rebuild of most of the interior/decking/wiring of my boat and I'd really like to work on the console while it is out of the boat. One thing I hated about the console, was when I replaced the controls, there was a large cutout that was larger than the new control I...
I bought a boat that ran well.. but was still a project boat.. when I had the guy run it.. it shifted incredible.. as on a windy day he was able to shift forward/reverse around the dock to manage the wind..
Since I purchased it I replaced the control box.. and cables.. I stuck with OMC cables...
The actual powered outboard on my boat is a 1977 Johnson 85EL77S 85hp.. but that outboard has no trim or tilt.. so when I bought it the seller through in an outboard minus the powerhead which had the trim/tilt on it.. but it is a
1983 Johnson J90TLCTE 90hp.
We initially tried to pull the...