Outboard Motor Controls - Mercury Binnacle

[@correylorenz]

Life saver thank you for the video

[@tomspontoons]

So happy to help!!! Thanks for watching!

[@wish2fish]

you forgot to mention the boot! But installing the controls and steering cable twice is good experience!😂

[@tomspontoons]

The rigging boot through the floor??!?! I've certainly installed my share of controls and steering cables twice...you're not alone!

[@haywardmorant8188]

Good morning It's a key largo center console Mercury brand set up

[@wish2fish]

@@tomspontoons yep, the boot that everything comes through under the helm. Was so excited to get everything hooked up I forgot to put the boot on. After reconnecting the steering wheel and controls I had to disconnect, fit the boot and then reconnected. I'm now expert level! Thanks again for all the videos.

[@tomspontoons]

@@haywardmorant8188 Sounds like a fun boat!

[@tomspontoons]

@@wish2fish You're not the only one who's done that, I promise!!! Hopefully you won't have to do it again for a while once your project is complete!

[@cowgoesmoo9981]

Where is the throttle tension adjustment for this model? Whenever I throttle up it always falls back down without me holding it.

[@tomspontoons]

Off the top of my head if there is a tension adjustment I believe it's under the cover on the forward portion of the control.

[@ryansanantonio2228]

Tom, I ended up with the top of the box coming apart and now it doesn't move the shift cable when i put back together.. what did i do, or where can i find a diagram?

[@tomspontoons]

You should be able to search the part number for your control box and find a schematic.

[@setthehook4me]

Hey boss, does that control box use Gen 2 cables?

[@tomspontoons]

These are Gen1 cables for this box. Gen 2 doesn't have the black plastic barrel on the control box side, it has a machined notch in the cable end to hold it in place for the cable to move inside the sheathing. The motor side looks the same with the adjustable plastic barrel.

[@setthehook4me]

@tomspontoons Thank you for taking the time to reply back

[@tomspontoons]

@@setthehook4mehappy to help!!

[@haywardmorant8188]

Do you have a parts number for the control box?

[@tomspontoons]

I really like the new control box from Mercury, but if you like the classic I'm pretty certain this is the exact same box (I found it on ebay): New Mercury OEM Binnacle/Concealed Console Mount Remote Control Kit 88688A26

[@Vincent-bn9gk]

@@tomspontoons what’s the new box’s part number?

[@tomspontoons]

@@Vincent-bn9gk The brand new style they're selling now for new motors? Or one similar to the one in this video?

[@paulbowler7775]

Will it work on a 60 hr moter Johnson

[@tomspontoons]

You’ll have to get an aftermarket control for Johnson/Evinrude motors. This one will not work for anything but Mercury.