Well it seems that I have to replace the engine control lever on Seaka.

I have down loaded the Teleflex Morse and the Sea Star Solutions catalogues and can see the single lever sail engine controls suitable for my yacht.

At this stage the only source of these controls that I have found is at Whitworths [page 81 Cat no.34488] and the one pictured is from Sea Star Solutions but does feature in their catalogue. ???

Has anybody had experience with the WW item or is there a better one out there? The WW price seems to be OK.

Vetus I love mine its stainless and it wo rks well


and you get a optional red or black knob it was around the same price as the plastic ones

I used the WW one. We replaced the Volvo engine in Trek and the old throttle and linkage was dodgy too so replaced that too.

It works fine. But the engine end connectors weren't "universal" enough and we had to make up some adaptors and drill a few holes.

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HG02 said..
Vetus I love mine its stainless and it wo rks well


and you get a optional red or black knob it was around the same price as the plastic ones

Hi HG

If mine breaks i will replace it with one of these

It is a attractive thing

Regards Don

Far better looking than me Donk and you recommended this to me thank you

OK I'm hooked HG, so tell me, where did you get the Vetus control?

Found the supplier,

Cannot justify that cost will be going the WW way as only 1/2 to 2/3rds the cost of Vetus!

[Final cost is depending on what I can reuse of present system. Will be replacing cables and lever, yet to check on ball joints. ]

HGO2, can I pay you a Dollar to get first go at your yacht when you get round to selling?

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nswsailor said..
Found the supplier,

Cannot justify that cost will be going the WW way as only 1/2 to 2/3rds the cost of Vetus!

[Final cost is depending on what I can reuse of present system. Will be replacing cables and lever, yet to check on ball joints. ]

HGO2, can I pay you a Dollar to get first go at your yacht when you get round to selling?

Ill die with the boat its the kids choice after that NSW.
www.vetusmarine.com/store/c/338-Remote-Controls-SS-Housing.aspx

www.whitworths.com.au/single-lever-power-engine-control

www.whitworths.com.au/main_itemdetail.asp?cat=126&item=34488&intAbsolutePage=1

Wow its certainly gone up in price since I bought mine

www.marinedirect.com.au/catalogue/c3787/p843710

I woul pay extra for the shiny pretty one

I paid $80 for a thermostat for my Yanmar the other day and you can't even see it

Regards Don

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Donk107 said..
I woul pay extra for the shiny pretty one

I paid $80 for a thermostat for my Yanmar the other day and you can't even see it

Regards Don

Nah, I'll put the extra money into a furler next year.

Well I've cut the new hole for the WW control BUT......

Trek, I need your help or anybody else that is in the know!

I have mounted the control vertically on the Port side with the intention of push forward for go forward and pull back for reverse.

I need to know what the Swedish instructions don't say.....

The throttle is set up with position 'A'. Is this correct or do I have to reset to position 'B' ??

For the gear cable on which side do I attach it??

Hope someone can help as WW had no idea!

I have done a few morse controllers most are reversible it's trail and error.

That's not the answer I was looking for Southace, guess I'll just have to man up and do it by trial an error

Think about it NSW
when your gear box selects forward which way does the gear box lever go. Then look at the throttle gear lever and working for forward
Does your gear box selector lever need to be pulled or pushed for forward gear.
That's easy compared to sailing up and down the east coat like you have done
It also depends which side of the cockpit the lever is fitted

I know HG

Just looking for the easy way out

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nswsailor said..
I know HG

Just looking for the easy way out

sell your boat if you don't like a bit of work
I just hope Ive got mine round the right way now I think I do

Took a punt and looked at the old unit

All went like a charm and its now nice to be able to control the motor without fighting the gears !!!




All done all working thanks guys.

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nswsailor said..
Well I've cut the new hole for the WW control BUT......

Trek, I need your help or anybody else that is in the know!

I have mounted the control vertically on the Port side with the intention of push forward for go forward and pull back for reverse.

I need to know what the Swedish instructions don't say.....

The throttle is set up with position 'A'. Is this correct or do I have to reset to position 'B' ??

For the gear cable on which side do I attach it??

Hope someone can help as WW had no idea!

Sorry, didnt get your message in time. But you did what we did, glad it worked out