Reply To: Martin 75 Twist Shift

[davidk]

Thanks for the response, Tubs.  Very helpful, as usual.  I had this out on the lake this past weekend and it turned into a clusterfrig.  I thought the twist handle on the tiller would increase speed if I turned it clockwise.  I was surprised to find it drop into gear as I twisted counterclockwise.  I noticed the spark advance would stop halfway when I was in neutral (now that I know it was neutral).  The engine repeatedly stalled when I lowered the spark advance.  Lot’s of urgent fiddling with the high speed needle.  It was ugly.  I’m eager to try again, alone this time, to spare my wife from suffering my loss of composure and grace.

What do you mean about investigating the transom clamp option?

I’ll investigate the cable boot upgrade.