Okay, got my control cables and control mounted on the Texas Maid aluminum runabout restoration project. This 15-foot V-hull boat has twin Johnson FD-11's mounted on the transom. A dual-outboard Johnson shipmaster control is mounted on the starboard gunwhale just aft of the steering wheel, at the pilot's right arm. Had no trouble routing two 13-foot cables (throttle/shift for starboard motor) and one 15-foot cable (shift for port motor), but the 15-foot throttle cable to the port motor wants to bind. I've lubed the control levers and the throttle linkage on the port motor. The cables run down and under the starboard gunwhale from the control to the splashwell and the out the gunwhale port/hole. Then they make a simple loop to the motor connections, except the port motor throttle cable. When it lies in the splashwell like the others, it won't make a clean loop back to the throttle connection. So, I'm thinking maybe route this cable up under the splashwell so it loops across the width of the transom and then loops up to the port throttle connection over by the port gunwhale. Everything I read says no S-curves in the cables. Anyone have experience routing the longest/farthest-reaching cable on a dual-outboard setup? The 15-foot cable has plenty of reach...problem is getting a loop without twisting the cable. Don't want to move the motors closer together, or do I? They are about 15 inches apart right now...measuring distance between transom clamps.
