Old School Shift Cable?

[davidk]

Anybody know where I can find some shift cable like this?

[Buccaneer]

This place sells the inner and outer cable by the foot.

https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/stainlesssteel78.php

 

Prepare to be boarded!

[stanley]

It depends on how long the cable needs to be.Up to 5 or 6 feet long you can buy choke or throttle control cable at auto or lawn mower parts stores.For longer cables I use bicycle brake or shift cable which is available cut to length at some bike shops.

[seakaye12]

A lawn mower/small engine shop will sell both the cable and the sheath/conduit  by the foot.  There are also tools that make it easier to get the “Z” bends etc should your application require that.

https://www.stens.com/295-063-inner-wire

https://www.stens.com/search?keywords=295-014

 

 

[davidk]

Thanks for the resources, fellas!  I was hoping to use this with a Kainer steering wheel bracket that has a throttle lever fr remote steering on my 1939 Old Town Sea Model.

I need to run abut 15 feet.  A friend suggests that this cable works better in short, straight runs.  He thinks it will bind at bends.

[Tubs]

What the motor you plan on attaching the cable to?
Tubs.

A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

[davidk]

1929 Evinrude Speeditwin

[Tubs]

Perfect. Should really make that boat scoot.
Looking forward to the video!!!
Tubs.

A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

[stanley]

Can you adapt cable from a generic “push pull” control system like those used on 50s-60s OMC outboards?

[George Emmanuel]

You can, but, those cables you refer to have a large s.s. wire that’s hardly flexible, because the systems they were used on took a lot more umph to move the shift and throttle. So, I would not suggest it at all.  The other concern is, the carb on the early Evinrudes (Tillotson) are super fragile! You do NOT want to place any significant stress on them as they will crumble. The throttle lever (arm)  moves easily, so a thick wire is not necessary. The throttle quadrant on the Tillotson has a clamp to clamp the bowden cable and the throttle arm has a barrel screw. Make sure that barrel screw rotates freely on the throttle arm and the little ratchet spring-loaded pin is free and doesn’t bind up in the quadrant.

A ’29 Speeditwin on that boat will be fun!

George

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