Capt Kangeroo
Senior Member
Hi guys, among too many other things I'm replacing all my shift & throttle cables. They are stiffer than I like and although I made a gizmo for oiling them it did not help much. The old ones appear to be the standard red jacket Morse cables 1990's vintage.
Shift from lower helm to engines is 19ft & 22ft, throttles 10ft & 16ft. Port engine throttle has the syncro on it. These numbers seem to make sense given the engine spacing.
My problem is several of the cables have no markings and is near impossible to measure while they are still in. Needless to say I would rather not remove them until I have replacements in hand. I know this seems to be a stupid question but should not the cables for each control set from the lower helm to it's bridge counterpart be the exact same length if they take the same path to get there?
Can anyone recommend a nice smooth replacement cable they are happy with? I don't care about the cost but don't want electronic controls, I'm sure they are great but they are not for me.
Shift from lower helm to engines is 19ft & 22ft, throttles 10ft & 16ft. Port engine throttle has the syncro on it. These numbers seem to make sense given the engine spacing.
My problem is several of the cables have no markings and is near impossible to measure while they are still in. Needless to say I would rather not remove them until I have replacements in hand. I know this seems to be a stupid question but should not the cables for each control set from the lower helm to it's bridge counterpart be the exact same length if they take the same path to get there?
Can anyone recommend a nice smooth replacement cable they are happy with? I don't care about the cost but don't want electronic controls, I'm sure they are great but they are not for me.