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Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: skee on February 10, 2009, 05:50:05 PM

Title: Thinkin' of buyin' an 18 foot Spectra......
Post by: skee on February 10, 2009, 05:50:05 PM
I'm thinkin' about buyin' a Spectra....Question....It has a "Throttle acuated forward/reverse lever".. I don't really like that...what would it take to convert to a regular forward/reverse lever with a foot pedal for the throttle? Any help guy's? Don't know too much about Spectra's....  ???  Thanx,Tracy  Oh by the way....It's a Berkeley "E" pump... :banghead:
Title: Re: Thinkin' of buyin' an 18 foot Spectra......
Post by: 2savage4you on February 10, 2009, 05:54:59 PM
I'm thinkin' about buyin' a Spectra....Question....It has a "Throttle acuated forward/reverse lever".. I don't really like that...what would it take to convert to a regular forward/reverse lever with a foot pedal for the throttle? Any help guy's? Don't know too much about Spectra's....  ???  Thanx,Tracy  Oh by the way....It's a Berkeley "E" pump... :banghead:

First rebuild the engine then sell it and by a bare block.
Next tear the floor out....... then replace
Next dump alot of money in it and sell it really cheap

get a floor mount foot throttle and a forward reverse lever no biggie ;D

Good luck
Title: Re: Thinkin' of buyin' an 18 foot Spectra......
Post by: skee on February 10, 2009, 05:59:19 PM
First rebuild the engine then sell it and by a bare block.
Next tear the floor out....... then replace
Next dump alot of money in it and sell it really cheap

get a floor mount foot throttle and a forward reverse lever no biggie ;D

Good luck
LOL Steve...Hey,but really,would I need to buy a forward/reverse lever? Could I just use that one and disconnect the throttle cable from it and buy a foot throttle ass'y?
Title: Re: Thinkin' of buyin' an 18 foot Spectra......
Post by: 2savage4you on February 10, 2009, 06:00:59 PM
LOL Steve...Hey,but really,would I need to buy a forward/reverse lever? Could I just use that one and disconnect the throttle cable from it and buy a foot throttle ass'y?

I would think so since they are seperate cables  ???

but lets wait for the people who have running boats chime in here... cause im drunk ;D
Title: Re: Thinkin' of buyin' an 18 foot Spectra......
Post by: GT Jets on February 10, 2009, 06:20:30 PM
LOL Steve...Hey,but really,would I need to buy a forward/reverse lever? Could I just use that one and disconnect the throttle cable from it and buy a foot throttle ass'y?

That is how I would do it depending on what shift control box it is  ;)

GT
Title: Re: Thinkin' of buyin' an 18 foot Spectra......
Post by: skee on February 10, 2009, 06:30:54 PM
That is how I would do it depending on what shift control box it is  ;)

GT
GT...how will I know..I know nothing of Spectra's...It does have like "lock out" button ??? or something next to the lever....Anymore help will be great... ;D
Title: Re: Thinkin' of buyin' an 18 foot Spectra......
Post by: GT Jets on February 10, 2009, 06:36:32 PM
GT...how will I know..I know nothing of Spectra's...It does have like "lock out" button ??? or something next to the lever....Anymore help will be great... ;D

Got pics?  ;D  Some of the control boxes dont like to be run with only one or the other cable, the Quicksilver boxes work OK, as do the Morse ones, but some of the older Teleflex units are major pains in the buttocks to get to work without leaving the cable in it...

I have a throttle pedal and a Morse lever if needed, but the shift lever only needs like an 1 1/2" hole for installation, you probably have like a 2" hole.

GT
Title: Re: Thinkin' of buyin' an 18 foot Spectra......
Post by: skee on February 10, 2009, 06:56:21 PM
Naw...no pic's,it's on a boat i'm thinkin' about buyin'..... :-\
Title: Re: Thinkin' of buyin' an 18 foot Spectra......
Post by: Nordie on February 10, 2009, 07:54:43 PM
Personally my buddy has the throttle forward deal on his 21 miniday and I like it, but I suppose its preference...id imagine the swap would be pretty much what is explained
Title: Re: Thinkin' of buyin' an 18 foot Spectra......
Post by: skee on February 10, 2009, 08:38:30 PM
I'm thinkin' about buyin' a Spectra....Question....It has a "Throttle acuated forward/reverse lever".. I don't really like that...what would it take to convert to a regular forward/reverse lever with a foot pedal for the throttle? Any help guy's? Don't know too much about Spectra's....  ???  Thanx,Tracy  Oh by the way....It's a Berkeley "E" pump... :banghead:
I'm hopin' Tom will chime in on this... :-\
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