tiller outboard question

[traffic hunter]

hey guys i was wondering if i could take my mid 1960s merc and turn it into a tiller motor. it used to have a old cable steering setup but since i am redoing my boat id like to have a tiller motor, the motor runs fine i was just wondering if anybody had any information on converting these old motors

 

[sutor623]

Re: tiller outboard question

hey guys i was wondering if i could take my mid 1960s merc and turn it into a tiller motor. it used to have a old cable steering setup but since i am redoing my boat id like to have a tiller motor, the motor runs fine i was just wondering if anybody had any information on converting these old motors

What HP is is?

 

[traffic hunter]

Re: tiller outboard question

i think its a 80hp

 

[sutor623]

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i think its a 80hp

That's a little big for a tiller steer dont ya think buddy? What size boat, and is the motor long or shortshaft?

 

[Mi duckdown]

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I don't think they made 80 hp tillers in the mid sixties. If they did you would have to be an arm wrestler to handle it.

 

[traffic hunter]

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18 footer, my uncle runs a 225hp tiller motor all the time, its a long shaft

 

[traffic hunter]

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also on my dads old boat he had a 70 horse jonson that his buddy made into a tiller steering and it worked out good, i was just wondering if they mad an attachment that went on these motors

 

[sutor623]

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also on my dads old boat he had a 70 horse jonson that his buddy made into a tiller steering and it worked out good, i was just wondering if they mad an attachment that went on these motors

I don't think they made 80 hp tillers in the mid sixties. If they did you would have to be an arm wrestler to handle it.

Nope.

 

[sutor623]

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18 footer, my uncle runs a 225hp tiller motor all the time, its a long shaft

And this is just absurd. Man that guy must be a monster!

 

[traffic hunter]

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no not really, look up alumaweld supervees, 20 to 24 foot long tiller driven boats

 

[traffic hunter]

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heres one that alot of the guides use up here

 

[Mi duckdown]

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Apples and oranges.

 

[sutor623]

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heres one that alot of the guides use up here

Dude that is one sick rig!!