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Originally Posted by Dr. Hook

Thanks guys, that’s some great advice there. When you say the binnacle that’s the control box correct? I’m not familiar with all these terms. I plan on buying the genuine merc box (gen 2) and top quality cables, very worth it if it saves hours of aggravation!!

Yes, the binnacle is the control box with the lever(s). Universal cables are the worst and most aggrevating to work with. The important part is to get the shift cable adjusted properly. You have multiple adjustments for it. You shouldn't need to adjust the cable that runs from the bracketto the outdrive, but there is an adjustment on that bracket to change how much the main cable moves the lower cable(I call this the throw adjustment). You haveto make sure this one is dead on or else you WILL have problems. It's there to allow you to vary the movement of the lower cable to compensate for cable wear, stickiness, binnacle differences, and so on. If you have an alpha outdrive, misadjusting the throw can lead to alot of stalling problems as it will trip the shift interrupt switch when it shouldn't.