well my mako's shifter cable snapped the other day. Also my shifter/throttle controller is pretty beat up, so I am going to completely remove the whole system. I just picked up a classic Morse binacle with 2 levers. One for forward, neutral and reverse and one lever for the throttle.

My ignition with push in choke is going to be mounted on the console and I am going to mount a water proof 3 position on/off/on rocker switch next to the ignition for the tilt.

Classic controls for a classic mako.. I hate those single lever outboard shifters..

How is the hull on your mako? Any water in the foam?

How is the hull on your mako? Any water in the foam?


oh, you mean the added ballast? Boy she is a stable boat :hihi:


yes there is a bit of water in the foam and there is more water on the starboard side, which means she leans about 2 or 5 degree's to starboard. the transom drains are still above water when the boat is empty, but when i get in it, i have to stick plugs in the drains, otherwise water comes in. This winter i plan on tearing out the decks and cutting open the sides to remove the foam from the consol back to the transom. From the console forward is nice and dry.

i will say that she is one of the nicest '71 hulls i have seen in a while. Nice and clean.

I hear you about the added balast. My 93 is a tank but SLOW. Its just something that I'm living with now though. Mine actually has a little more water on the port side but oh well.