The two things which seemed to be a problem were, one, the old west marine throttle unit is difficult to remove without cutting another hole in the binnacle. I managed to do it by removing all the screws i could get to, and once the unit came apart, removing the pieces one by one. I did enlarge the opening by an inch at the bottom but that was covered up later. The 2nd issue was that the Tohatsu throttle unit is all self contained including trim and ignition. So its large and doesn't fit on the binnacle. They said they would try to mount it vertically somehow, but I like my solution better. I had the wood parts ready when the guy from Tampa showed up, after having spent the previous day designing it. There is some length of shift cable on the outside of the binnacle, however its still an overall win because the throttle is now easily accessible for inspection or repair. No way you're doing that with the OEM throttle. Not sure when I'll be launching. My seasons halfway done already.
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. My old Nissan 50 is still going, BUT soon I will be looking for a new motor and this tohatsu i believe will work well for me. much less noise, better MPG. could you post the specific model #, shaft length, etc. so I can start dreaming. thx
