quote Wyo307:
While we are on the subject does anyone have or know of where I can get the shorter lever for one of these? mine has been repaired at some point in its life. Also a source for the shifter cable motor end would be great if someone has a source.
Mine is black with a red riveted on plate with Evinrude Simplex on it. It is also a ribbed version. About what year is this one from?
There’s a very similar shifter to that on eBay right now but I think it’s from a different year as the font on the name plate is different. It appears to be fully intact. Here’s the listing url:
While we’re on the subject, I recently purchased a very similar Evinrude Simplex control box to Wyo307’s but it is painted white (See pic below). I thought the white paint was original but upon closer examination I’m starting to think the original color was black and was later painted white. That’s okay because I kind of like it better white. I’m guessing it’s 1957 then based on the lettering style?
