ParallaxBill
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2006
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My boat is a 73 Glassmaster M800 XED Tarpon with a 165 Mercruiser.
The original control is the old single lever chromed stick with the small black pushbutton in the side to allow engine run up out of gear. It left me stuck in forward the last time I was out on the water which is a little disconcerting when trying to dock or trailer the boat. I only had throttle, no gear change. Fortunately I got it working at the dock before I had to trailer it and it worked fine to get me out of the water.
The brass bushing seems pretty worn out where the set screw holds it in place but I had lined it all up good and reset the screw well before this happened. Before it was flopping all over the place which I didn't think was too good either.
Can I get parts for this 33 year old control? If not I guess there may be parts I can make myself being a machinist but if there is a suitable, more reliable replacement I would consider that option before repairing the original. I don't want to be stuck in gear again.
Advise if you can.
Thanks,
Bill
The original control is the old single lever chromed stick with the small black pushbutton in the side to allow engine run up out of gear. It left me stuck in forward the last time I was out on the water which is a little disconcerting when trying to dock or trailer the boat. I only had throttle, no gear change. Fortunately I got it working at the dock before I had to trailer it and it worked fine to get me out of the water.
The brass bushing seems pretty worn out where the set screw holds it in place but I had lined it all up good and reset the screw well before this happened. Before it was flopping all over the place which I didn't think was too good either.
Can I get parts for this 33 year old control? If not I guess there may be parts I can make myself being a machinist but if there is a suitable, more reliable replacement I would consider that option before repairing the original. I don't want to be stuck in gear again.
Advise if you can.
Thanks,
Bill
