I just finished measuring the cables in my boat. First I measured a new in the box Teleflex cable I had for another boat to see where they measure from, and they measure from the tips of the brass fittings at the ends where the piano wire comes out. My gearshift cable is 11 feet and the throttle cable is 12 feet. Any longer will just add more friction because you have to coil up the excess with more bends.
Note that Teleflex cables are now Seastar.
I will post photos of the routing next in a separate post because sometimes when I post more than one photo, the post goes “poof ” and disappears, and I wanted to be sure you get the measurements. Note the cables curve as they approach the rear starboard corner, then angle back up behind the battery box as they work their way forward to the holes in the splashwell. Temporarily Push the throttle cable farther up into the splashwell to put gas tank in and out.
Next post hopefully has photos getting through.
Dave
