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Get Free Mercury Gen II Shift Cables
I don’t normally throw out a lot of advertisements on our blog page but this is a pretty good deal. Mercury is currently giving away free Throttle/Shift Cables with the purchase of a 4000 or 4500 Remote Control. http://tinyurl.com/25e6tjr

How to Select a Better Propeller
Topic: Gear Ratio and Propeller Pitch Selection Guide.   Question #1: How do I select the correct gear ratio and propeller combination when upgrading my current product? Response: There is no basic answer to this question while the reality is that nothing replaces having good data to review when making selections. No matter how much estimating and calculating [...]

Used Boat Sales
The latest report released by Soundings Trade shows that used boat “Brokerage” boat sales were down a little for July 2010 as compared with July 2009. Speaking for those of us here in the Mid-West, I suspect this is due to the lack of good, high quality used boats. With the new boat sales market still [...]

Installing Closed Cooling On An Old Engine
I’ve had at least 10 people ask me about this subject again this week. I’m not sure what’s triggered the rush on this subject again this week but thought I would go ahead and provide the link to where we addressed it again for those interested. The link on the website goes into detail regarding this topic [...]

When Will The New Boat Sales Market Recover?
The latest new boat sales data seems to indicate the same thing the new housing sales market did last week; people are still not willing to spend the extra money to purchase new versus used. Everything we can see points to the fact that investing into repairs of existing boats is very worthwhile since dealers are making [...]

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Mercruiser Sterndrive Rigging Non-DTS

Part Numbers

Mercruiser Application

Remote Controls

4000 Fingertip Release w/Trim - Chrome 8M0030551 Single Engine, Panel Mount
4500 Single Console w/Trim 883711A14 Single Engine, Binnacle Mount
4500 Dual Console w/Trim 883711A04 Twin Engine, Binnacle Mount

Premium Performance Throttle & Shift Cables

Two cables required per engine

Always replace cables when repowering to avoid cable binding due to wear, dust and corrosion.
897978Axx

"xx" indicates length.
Ex: 897978A09 for 9'.
All Mercruiser

6'-30' in 1' Increments
32'-50' in 2' Increments

Power Trim Extension Harnesses and Adaptors

Current and Previous Trim Pump Designs Adaptor/Harness 24' Most Popular

10-Pin Engine To Helm CAN Wire Harness for Smartcraft (includes 1 terminal resistor)
 
Required for engines that are Smartcraft compatible but are not equipped with a 14 pin Deutsch
connector.

84-879981Txx

"xx" indicates length.
Ex: 879981T25 for 25'.

383 Mag Stroker requires this harness

14-Pin Engine To Helm Wire Harness & Key Switch

Sends Analog & Digital information from engine to helm 84-896537K20 20' Most Popular

Instrument Wire Harness (Analog)

Update for reliable instrument operation 84-892990T01 Analog Gauges

Analog Instrument Sets

Flagship Plus, white with chrome bezel, guage set 79-895283A41 Includes: 6K Tach, Oil Pressure, Volt, Temp
Admiral Plus, black with chrome bezel, guage set 79-895283Q61 Includes: 6K Tach, Oil Pressure, Volt, Temp

SmartCraft Instrument Sets - MPI Engine Only

(Includes tach, speedo, speed & tach harness, air temp sensor, junction box)
SC1000 Tach & Speed, White with Chrome Bezel, Single 79-889223K36 Single MPI Engine - Tach & Speed
SC1000 Tach & Speed, Black with Chrome Bezel, Single 79-889223K30 Single MPI Engine - Tach & Speed
SC1000 Tach & Speed, White with Chrome Bezel, Dual 79-889223K37 Dual MPI Engine - TachX2 & Speed
SC1000 Tach & Speed, Black with Chrome Bezel, Dual 79-889223K31 Dual MPI Engine - TachX2 & Speed