Cables manufactured just 10 years ago will require a bit of fitment much less a 50 year old boat. You may need a new helm to go with the cable
Get a complete kit.
Daily drivers have a life expectancy of 3-4 years and are anticipated to be sold off. Usually dead by year 8-10
Plastic lasts 12-15 years under the hood of a car
Plastic has no place near an engine. It doesn't survive, and you can't recycle it
You wouldnt feel it, because the advance kicks in sooner than a mechanical advance. for example, on the 3.0 4-banger, you set timing at -2 with the shunt. however at idle, you will see the unit at about 10 degrees BTDC.
If only there was a list..... Like the stickies at the top of the forum
Specifically this list.... See link 19
https://forums.iboats.com/threads/how-tos-and-other-great-information.283508/
Lou, ask yourself if the juice is worth the squeeze?
how many sets of points will you go thru in the next 20 years? maybe 2?
so $30 for two sets of point, $2 for a points file, and $568 left in the pocket
