I might be getting a bit ahead of myself, but here goes: I finally found a motor to replace the burnt up Mercury on the Alumacraft my grandfather gave me after he moved into assisted living. I'll be replacing it with a 1997 Johnson 50hp outboard. The only issue is that it's coming out of a bass boat with flush-mounted controls. My Alumacraft has box controls.
Now, there is a bit of a ledge between the hull and where the box controls are mounted that currently hide the cables and whatnot. But the guy who is selling to me suggested I get Johnson box controls since he doesn't think they will fit.
I've called all over and nobody has a used set. New Johnson controls are like $350!
Here's a picture of my current setup. Do you think a jerry-rigged flush-mount setup would work here?? The only issue I can see is it getting in the way of the storage below.
I guess we'll find out Sunday when he helps me pull the old motor off and put the new one one!
Now, there is a bit of a ledge between the hull and where the box controls are mounted that currently hide the cables and whatnot. But the guy who is selling to me suggested I get Johnson box controls since he doesn't think they will fit.
I've called all over and nobody has a used set. New Johnson controls are like $350!
Here's a picture of my current setup. Do you think a jerry-rigged flush-mount setup would work here?? The only issue I can see is it getting in the way of the storage below.
I guess we'll find out Sunday when he helps me pull the old motor off and put the new one one!
