My buddy and I came back from a deployment a month ago and went in on a project boat together. (This is both of our first times owning a boat) We picked up a 73 Ranger with a new trailer and a 60hp Gale Sovereign, we swapped out the Gale for a Merc TB 650 (without a hoist...terrible time). Got everything mounted and wired up but when it came time to hook up the Throttle and Shift cables we have had zero luck getting it to work right. I'll list the problems below:
1. Throttle only moves about 1/5 of the total distance
2. Shift has trouble making it all the way back to Reverse
3. When shifting the Throttle is pulled slightly at the same time
Are the cables bad or did we completely skip something.
Side note we are still using the same steering cable and were able to get full turn on both sides with some adjustments, but we have to disconnect it to tilt the motor up when transporting. Do i need to get a whole new cable setup or can it be modified to allow the motor to be tilted and locked.
Thanks for the help I hope to overtime learn somethings and contribute more on this forum.
1. Throttle only moves about 1/5 of the total distance
2. Shift has trouble making it all the way back to Reverse
3. When shifting the Throttle is pulled slightly at the same time
Are the cables bad or did we completely skip something.
Side note we are still using the same steering cable and were able to get full turn on both sides with some adjustments, but we have to disconnect it to tilt the motor up when transporting. Do i need to get a whole new cable setup or can it be modified to allow the motor to be tilted and locked.
Thanks for the help I hope to overtime learn somethings and contribute more on this forum.