What do these knobs do?

[fish4lunch]

My best guess is this is a 1962 Sea King made by Gale and sold through Monkey Wards. I have found a service manual, but no owner's manual. The starting instructions are in the shroud, but do not explain what the "high speed" or "slow speed" do. Never seen such a thing before. HELP!!

 

[Chris1956]

In the old days, carb jets were adjustable for both high speed and low speed. That appears to be what you have.

More modern carb engines just have low speed adjustments, and high speed jets are fixed. It was especially fun to adjust the dual highspeed carb jets on my '58 Fat-fifty, since you needed to be at full throttle to do it.

 

[racerone]

The high speed is adjusted with throttle wide open with boat in the lake.----Adjust for best speed.--Then slow the boat down.-----Then adjust slow speed mixture for smoothest operation and smooth acceleration.

 

[fish4lunch]

I see they connect to the carb . . . but my mechanical ignorance does not tell what they are doing (lol)

 

[racerone]

???-----Not much different than the tap in the kitchen sink.----But good luck with it.----Maybe read a book on how a simple carburetor works.

 

[JimS123]

I see they connect to the carb . . . but my mechanical ignorance does not tell what they are doing (lol)

If you want lengthy dissertation on mechanicals, go to the university and get an edumacation. If you simply want to get your boat to run right, follow post #3.

 

[flashback]

I see they connect to the carb . . . but my mechanical ignorance does not tell what they are doing (lol)

They adjust the air/fuel ratio.

 

[jimmbo]

Scary/Sketchy way of attaching a Steering Cable to that Motor

 

[Chris1956]

Jimmbo, that is how cable/pulley steering was always attached to the motors in the late 60's and earlier. It worked fine for lower HP engines.

I had a Merc 850 with cable/pully steering. I never had an issue with it, but it was more HP than generally recommended for cable/pully.

 

[tphoyt]

Jimmbo, that is how cable/pulley steering was always attached to the motors in the late 60's and earlier. It worked fine for lower HP engines.

I had a Merc 850 with cable/pully steering. I never had an issue with it, but it was more HP than generally recommended for cable/pully.

This is true but with that nut only catching a couple threads I would agree it’s in the sketchy category

 

[jimmbo]

Jimmbo, that is how cable/pulley steering was always attached to the motors in the late 60's and earlier. It worked fine for lower HP engines.

I had a Merc 850 with cable/pully steering. I never had an issue with it, but it was more HP than generally recommended for cable/pully.

A Cable and Pully Steering System would have used a Fitting that was fastened with a Bracket(shown in the second pic) that used a Twist Pin through the Hole where the Blue Arrow is Pointing

The hodge podged Conduit Clamps have a Ball Coupler(red arrow) that was used to hold Tow Pylon rods to a Boat's Cap near the Transom, certainly not USCG approved. I didn't even pay attention to the Lack of Threads in use

 

[Chris1956]

Gee, a Fat Fifty with the original quick disconnect fitting. That is one way to do it. Of course, my Merc had a flat triangle plate with pulleys, that bolted to the steering arm. Just as solid or maybe more so.

 

[racerone]

Never mind the outboard.----How much for that 59 /60 Chevrolet?

 

[Chris1956]

Sorry, I had two fattys. I may never get over the trauma they caused me.

 

[racerone]

I have 2 of those 50 V-4 quietly resting in the shed.

 

[Chris1956]

They perform best when they rest.

 

[Mohawkmtrs]

1960 Impala 2-door hardtop.