How to Install Outboard Controls on your Bass Boat - Ep. 8
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ค. 2024
- In the 8th and final boat build video, we install the outboard controls. This includes the throttle cables, the steering cables, and the electrical to the outboard motor.
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"These all have technical, correct terms that I'm not using."
Got the like from me. 👍
Thank you, im so used to "gen 2" control cables i did not see why i had those two black knobs on the outboard end. Stellar video
Glad you found it helpful!
A great job and an outstanding performance in giving explanations on how to install steering, throttle, gear shift cables and the control box. I give you 100% on the presentation of this video. We all thank you so very much for sharing it.
I appreciate the kind words - very glad it was helpful!
Mate I bought a second hand inflatable boat last week and didnt know anything about the things you done , I watched so many videos but none of them explained the way you did , really thank you very much , I appreciate
Good how-to video! Easily understandable explanations, and easy to follow.
I appreciate the feedback!
Honestly a big thank you, after days and hours of searching on how to install a motor and yours is the exact one i was looking for, i know nothing of boats and i really needed to figure out what cables and throttle control i needed
And how to properly install it.
I hope it was helpful! It’s intimidating at first but don’t be afraid to just get in there and check out how they work… it’s not as hard as you think!
What a precise explanation and complete details thanks a lot.i could easily install my rotatory steering wheel with this film🖒🖒
This is great video! All important details are here. I'm not afraid to install a control anymore!
Awesome! Good to hear you found it helpful
Very well described video. Def coming in use with me and my boat reno. Thanks again and much love to ya from Maryland❤❤❤
Thank you - glad you found it helpful!
Superb video. Very easy to mount with your tips and explanations.... Better than going to a marine shop or dealer. Keep on going!!!
Awesome, glad it helped! Thanks!
One of the best videos ever on how to install cables and such. I'm definitely a subscriber!
Awesome, thank you!
Great video, thanks for all the details and how to explanation, keep up the good work
Happy to hear that it was useful!
Absolutely, excellently done..
Amazing Video tutorial with instructions!!!! Many Thanks for sharing and God Bless You!!
Glad you found it useful!
Dude. You did a great job of explaining. Should be proud of yourself.
Thank you sir!
This was a great video… very well explained! Thank you!!
Thank you - I'm glad it helped!
Nice looking boat you did a great job
Tengo que admitir me encanto tu video muy interesante muchas gracias por tomar el tiempo y explicar con lujo de detalle...happy fishing
Melhor vídeo que encontrei, explicação clara e objetiva, parabéns pelo vídeo !!!
Muito obrigado!
Great video.
this is gold, tnks so much!!
Very informative video
Very well done. Now I have to find the playlist so I can binge watch it.
I will be doing this in a few day. Fingers crossed. 96 Force 50hp coming off 2005 Mercury 75hp going in. Boat tracker deep V 17 the wiring is iffy at best. Going to make it useable this year. 2025 total rebuild foam , wiring, add kicker. Deck lights. Thank you
Awesome man, hope it went well!
@Everydayfishing I think my boat was made on bring your kid to work day. Got to the 2 part foam dept and Bill Sr had to go take a dump. OK Jr see you mix this stuff then you pour it here and here not there there and for sure not there. Got to the next dept. Face palm just cover it. I have to gut it. This just got real ugly. But must press on.
@@moosenbeans903 Dang that sucks! Thats a really messy job trying to get all the old foam out. Thoughts and prayers my friend 😂
very enjoyable I hope to be able to do something like this one day
Thanks for watching!
was a great video.
Looking good
Top Notch! Nice to see the water hose "trick", was wondering how to cool that stuff without putting it in a container of water! Thanks, did not know. (Amateur over here so forgive me)
Thanks - Glad to hear it was helpful!
You done an excellent job on the boat. How does the controls work after a year are you satisfied with them? I'm getting ready to buy a set for my Mercury on my pontoon rebuild and wanted to make sure they are worth buying.
Great video. Any advice on how to keep a motor centered that won't be using a steering cable? Mounted it to my sailboat which has it's own steering wheel. Thanks
Thank you!
L6...amazing
Brilliant video I've got a brand new side mount unit but for some reason when I push forward after its selected gear the throttle arm dosnt move at all so not sure if something has come lose on mine
Is the cable itself not moving or the mechanism inside the control box? You should be able to take the side off like in the video and see which part isn't moving like it should.
Thanks for the video. It isn’t as scary of a process as I thought.
Glad you found it useful! I thought the same thing... intimidating at first, but once you get in there, it's not so bad
Question. Do all boats have the same thick cable or do they all vary ? Thanks
Great video btw
Each manufacturer has a specific type of connector so just be sure you buy controls made to be compatible with your outboard manufacturer and you should be good
Where did you purchase your throttle kit ? Do you have a link? What length did you buy for the cables?
I found that ebay has the most choices when it comes to stuff like that. Here are the ones I bought - they were 13 feet.
www.ebay.com/itm/304562650738?epid=1018865362&hash=item46e9593e72:g:4mcAAOSw2g5izszF&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAsC3a9twU1318Iv8gnMdVCwDb7htP4kVhOoNsuipyI9OOmDmMltLNjTPzpkg%2FeacjK2CREtodZvlN9FpyCb0nZ35EKQ28lA2b1jWp56vQg4anGwB6nT8joTZokTSUmmWiwrEBVAg1v%2FSGyhtIRsmxEsHdnKxr%2B47%2BIa7mYh9kXX5oAH0HRaRXx9IneLF3SoFrhZJTtK%2BJc7Esp5UFJI1CMIqNVRxrfWL8BC70hMISIHC3%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6SU_KHmYA
Hi there! Did you need to replace anything on the outboard so that the throttle and shift cables would operate properly with the remote rather than the tiller control?
Unfortunately I don't have any experience with converting from tiller to remote controls. I'd recommend tracing the tiller throttle and shifter and seeing if those points match those in my video - go from there.
when you go and order the steering cable from the website it has various lengths, 13ft, 14ft, 15ft etc. is that the cable length measured from the motor, around the sides of the boat and in towards the console? what happens if it is too long
Yes you should take a string or flexible tape and measure the path your steering cable will take, then round up to the nearest measurement. They are pretty rigid, so too much extra would be tough to manage.
FYI, I just installed the same throttle control and the trim stopped working for me too a day or 2 later. Thanks for sharing that part. Replacement relays did the job. Thank you!
Anymore problems with the relays since then? I'll probably keep a couple extra on the boat just in case
Awesome, glad it helped! I have since sold this boat but the relays were working for about 6 months for sure. Haven’t heard anything since
Awesome video, Do you have the like for the steering wheel
Link
Did you have to wire the ignition separate from the wiring harness from the control box or should it work after the harness is plugged in?
This Mercury outboard only had the one wire harness so there was nothing else to connect. The ignition was included in the wire harness you saw me connect
Excellent video, thanks for sharing, is it the same for the inboard motor? For mercury
I'm honestly not sure - I've never worked on an inboard motor. If it has a shifter cable and a throttle cable, then I'm guessing it would be the same!
@@Everydayfishing thanks
How do you know your motor controls are in the correct position?? Like neutral is in neutral?
Hey boss ! where did you purchase the steering wheel and gear with the connections !?
I found them on eBay - here is the one I bought:
www.ebay.com/itm/265804154401
I have a question are you using identical cables for Throttle and shifter ? Or those are different ? Pls advise . Thanks
They are identical! Doesn't matter which cable goes to where, as long as you connect the shifter control to the shifter, and throttle control to the throttle.
Should the fire extinguisher be mounted at a different angle to prevent the powder from packing into a dense cake from all the bouncing up and down on waves, etc?
Hmm I’m honestly not sure. If that was possible, wouldn’t that happen at the lowest point no matter which angle it’s mounted?
@@Everydayfishing True, but if it's compacted horizontally you have a better chance of shaking it all loose. It's probably a good idea to shake them once in awhile anyway. I would check with the Coast Guard or the Coast Guard Auxiliary to see what they recommend.
Awesome video! What brand throttle box did you end up buying? I’m searching for the 8 pin harness for a 96 60 HP mercury.
Thank you! This is the one I bought from Amazon:
Mophorn Outboard Remote Control... www.amazon.com/dp/B07LFXJ9P8?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
I was looking at that one! How’s it holding up?
@@aaronhollie2236 Great so far - no complaints!
Good deal, thanks for the feed back. I just pulled the trigger on buying it!
I tried messaging you but I don’t see how to. My product came and was not what I ordered / what you received.
Is there a way to choke the motor on the control box?
How did you make the mount that the throttle controll is mounted to completely new to this an want to build a jon boat
That part actually came with the boat when I bought it. It’s just a piece of aluminum with bends in it though. I’m sure it wouldn’t be tough to fabricate something
What size steering cable did you buy? I’m so hung up on what length to get
I bought 12ft cables and they worked really well on my 16ft boat
Not sure if you know but does your boat have a rotary steering system or hydraulic. I have the old pulley cable type on my old Mirrocraft and i’m thinking next year when i get a 4storke of changing it
Yeah this boat is just mechanical steering - no hydraulics. It works fine for me, it’s not hard to turn or anything. But you might want hydraulic if you get a motor bigger than 40hp
@@Everydayfishing going with a 20-20hp probably mercury 4storke efi
On my Mercury 75 horse four stroke outboard, I hooked up the battery and switched the negative and posaTive cables and blew something electrical. Any idea what I need to do to fix it? I have no start and no trim. Nothing electronic works. Blown fuse? Blown relay?
are you using Gen 1 or Gen 2 control cables?
Do I need a specific throttle cable for 1990 25 hp mercury? The shifter cable is doing exactly what it needs to do, but my throttle cable will only pull, when I need it to push. Do I need to do something to the throttle cable so that it will push?
As far as I know the throttle cables should be universal… maybe it’s hooked up to the wrong side of the throttle control box?
Great job. But also there can be an electric box instead of mechanical please??? . I subscribe from Netherlands 🇳🇱.
Is this the same idea as a center console build? Just moved to the center?
Yep it would work exactly the same no matter where the console is located
I hate how Mercury controls only grab the throttle towards the end
I bought the same control box and it says to grease the moving parts inside the box.
Is that a new controller? If so where did you get it.
Yes bought new from Amazon - this is the one I purchased:
Mophorn Boat Throttle Control for Mercury Side Mounted Outboard Remote Control Single Lever Binnacle with Key Switch and Lanyard a.co/d/cPO8KrF
I have a 1995 mercury 135 outboard engine, with a quicksilver gearbox. Fir some reason my gearbox is not receiving power. Gimme some trouble shooting tips.
Push key to choke on theese controls or is it the lever that goes up and down
This one has the lever
Gas powered or Electric ?? How did you get it to start up?
It’s gas powered! Once you connect the wiring harness, you can just turn the key
Those relays will go bad when they arent used for a long period of and then used again. Idk but ive ran into a couple of times. Theyll work then pop. 🤷♂️
Hello I have an old mercury seapro 15hp the old version can I install the throttle and the shifter pls respond
I’m not familiar with that model outboard but as long as you can identify where the shifter cable and throttle cable attach on the motor, you can definitely install a control box like this one!
Do I have to be a mercury outboard or it can any kind ?? I have hangkai gas
You skipped a part I was really trying to hope to see. How did you connect your throttle power cables to your battery but also have all the fuze box and what not off it. The battery must be loaded
So there’s only 2 wires connected on each of the battery terminals. One set goes to the outboard, the other goes to the fuse panel. All electrics are then powered by the fuse panel. The only wire for the throttle controls is that thick one that plugs into the wire harness from the outboard. No power directly needed from battery to controls.
Which model of outboard is that?
This is a 1998 40hp Mercury
what's the throttle you're using
This is the one I purchased from Amazon - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07LFXJ9P8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
Do it only have to be a mercury or will it work on other outboards I have 6.5 Hangkai
It will work, as long as you have the controls to do it.
@@Infernomm what’s an example of the control? 🤔🤔
@@inkbydjtattat8628 the throttle, ignition, things along that line are made specifically for each type of outboard
Thank you so much boss ! 🤘🏾🦾🥷🏼
@@inkbydjtattat8628 no problem, have a great season and catch lots of fish!
How much is the cost round
I’m trying to put this on my boat but the throttle up lever is not working it’s not pulling the cable I replaced both cables and nothing changed
Are you using a new throttle control box? Does the lever and throttle move the mechanism when the cables are not attached?
@@Everydayfishing yes it’s a new box and yes it moves fine without the cables on and it also moves fine with just the shifting cable on only when I put the throttle one on
I think you should have put Force decals on that motor and not Mercury. You could get them custom made
Good video but to me it sounds like its idoling to high but cood just be the way its sounds on video or since it didnt have cover on
Transom saver AKA Motor toter LOL
Check your mc numbers not displayed
idel your motor down
We're your hone
Does your make any starting sound, with the buzzer? I didnt hear any?
Mine doesn't when i start it - but i'm unusure if it's supposed to or not.
No it doesn’t make an alarm or buzzing sound when you turn the key. I’m honestly not sure if it’s supposed to but I’m assuming this model just doesn’t have that feature