What do I do??

[vdsantos35]

So a buddy gave me a 1996 Johnson 9.9 (two stroke) outboard for my boat. My issue is it was pulled off of a pontoon which means I don’t have any throttle cables, gear shifter, tiller handle. Are there any universal tillers that I can use? I’ve been looking around but haven’t found anything.

 

[racerone]

Your location ?

 

[airshot]

Those were popular motors, should be able to find everything you need...never heard of a " universal" tiller and controls, pretty sure you will need factory stuff.

 

[Crosbyman]

try used parts places like Tim'S outboard or Doug Pen or go to AOMCI classifieds

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try EBay etc...

 

[vdsantos35]

Your location ?

Kentucky

 

[vdsantos35]

Those were popular motors, should be able to find everything you need...never heard of a " universal" tiller and controls, pretty sure you will need factory stuff.

for being so popular I haven’t found much. eBay is dry and to order a majority of OEM parts I’m looking at over $700. Picked up a couple of evinrude assemblies but can’t work any of them to fit. Would it be more logical to just make my John boat a console control?

 

[Scott Danforth]

Coming off a pontoon, it's most likely a 20" transom vs the 15 on your jon boat

 

[vdsantos35]

Coming off a pontoon, it's most likely a 20" transom vs the 15 on your jon boat

Yes I’m aware of this I already have a riser for it

 

[Scott Danforth]

Yes I’m aware of this I already have a riser for it

I would find a short shaft

 

[vdsantos35]

I understand that, but this was a free outboard, a riser jack isn’t a difficult nor costly modification.

 

[Scott Danforth]

I understand that, but this was a free outboard, a riser jack isn’t a difficult nor costly modification.

once you understand the physics, you want as short of a motor as possible.

 

[vdsantos35]

that is not the issue that I’m worried about right now.

 

[909]

I bought a short driveshaft & shifter rod for $50. The copper pipe simply cut. Incredibly simple conversion from long shaft to short shaft.

You can also find a complete parts motor for less than the cost of individual parts if all you need is the tiller assembly.

 

[airshot]

for being so popular I haven’t found much. eBay is dry and to order a majority of OEM parts I’m looking at over $700. Picked up a couple of evinrude assemblies but can’t work any of them to fit. Would it be more logical to just make my John boat a console control?

Being popular can also mean parts are hard to find because everyone wants them...