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Evinrude/Johnson made steering adapters which attach to the front handle area of their motors -- basically a block with a pulley on each side for the cables. Many small skimmer boats and class racing outboard hydros instead mount a bar on the back of the motor, extending maybe 16 inches on each...
I want to remove the throttle cable from the tiller handle of a 1990 Johnson 9.9. See photos. It's a wire spring holding the cable trunion in a socket. Prying out with a screwdriver, as in the photo, does not seem to work. The wire has a couple of bends underneath, but I can't squeeze them...
Converted a 1990 Johnson 9.9 Sailmaster from tiller control to remote control. The factory throttle kit included a bolt/screw & spring to be put "in the threaded flange underneath the stator." This is on the starboard side of the engine & toward the rear. Need instructions on what the setting...