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30 year old control box - fix or replace? #11423001 02/18/16 06:52 PM
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My Mercury control box is starting to act up a little when shifting out of neutral. I notice it mostly going in to reverse. I am thinking about just buying a complete new one but I have concealed controls. I am sure the holes will not line up. The other option is to go with a surface mount unit or try to get parts and fix what I have. Problem with getting parts is the age of the box and having boat out of commission while waiting on parts. I have not checked part availability or prices. I am thinking even If I find the parts it might be just as cost effective to replace the box.


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Re: 30 year old control box - fix or replace? [Re: Stump jumper] #11423469 02/18/16 09:59 PM
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Post a picture of you control. I have a good 2006 model hidden control.


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Re: 30 year old control box - fix or replace? [Re: gary purdy] #11423540 02/18/16 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted By: gary purdy
Post a picture of you control. I have a good 2006 model hidden control.
just the handle?


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Re: 30 year old control box - fix or replace? [Re: Stump jumper] #11424166 02/19/16 03:19 AM
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Re: 30 year old control box - fix or replace? [Re: Stump jumper] #11424235 02/19/16 03:48 AM
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This is a new one: eBay item number:

262261256896


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Re: 30 year old control box - fix or replace? [Re: gary purdy] #11425251 02/19/16 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted By: gary purdy
This is a new one: eBay item number:

262261256896
thanks, I take this as recommendation to replace the unit


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Re: 30 year old control box - fix or replace? [Re: Stump jumper] #11427271 02/20/16 09:08 PM
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whole thing..... item # 331771321064 or copy and paste.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercury-Sidemount-3000-Shifter-BOAT-/331771321064?hash=item4d3f1c9ae8:g:EHQAAOSwpzdWtQQT&vxp=mtr

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Re: 30 year old control box - fix or replace? [Re: Stump jumper] #11428148 02/21/16 11:31 AM
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Yep, replace the whole box.


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Re: 30 year old control box - fix or replace? [Re: Stump jumper] #11428456 02/21/16 04:08 PM
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thank you for etting to make realize that things wear out. Now waioting for a new shifter/thottle.


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Re: 30 year old control box - fix or replace? [Re: TLW] #11430856 02/22/16 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted By: TLW
whole thing..... item # 331771321064 or copy and paste.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercury-Sidemount-3000-Shifter-BOAT-/331771321064?hash=item4d3f1c9ae8:g:EHQAAOSwpzdWtQQT&vxp=mtr
thanks for the thought but this one is no even close. There is one that is a direct replacement but years listed are 86 - 93. Mine is a 85. I just need to crawl under my dash and check the wire colors going to my key switch.


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Re: 30 year old control box - fix or replace? [Re: Stump jumper] #11431406 02/22/16 10:04 PM
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Only key switch wires are the safety switch yellow w/red stripe.


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Re: 30 year old control box - fix or replace? [Re: Stump jumper] #11431441 02/22/16 10:19 PM
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jus a tad.. 3 holes instead of 4 but jus noticed, on tha ebay one, that tha "neutral button" is missin'... thats tha first thing that gets broken when someone not knowing wth they're doing tries ta pull tha handle and/or controller off usually.... hmmm

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Re: 30 year old control box - fix or replace? [Re: Stump jumper] #11432256 02/23/16 03:25 AM
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One I saw on Ebay looks just like mine except the cover over the plate behind the throttle handle. It has what looks like 4 wires coming out of front side. I assumed the wires wires go to the key switch. It has been about 10 years since I replaced my cables and do not remember whether or it had the same wires.looking at it again I am guessing trim switch wires.


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Re: 30 year old control box - fix or replace? [Re: Stump jumper] #11432322 02/23/16 04:01 AM
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tha cables, wires and colors will all be tha same jus may be routed a little different on all surface, flush, binnacle from tha start of tha 8 pin male plug harness (motor end) from its origin in '80/'81 (maybe earlier, maybe a year or two later..to long ago) i think till '05/'06 when tha 14 pin showed up so no worries there.....

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Re: 30 year old control box - fix or replace? [Re: Stump jumper] #11434056 02/23/16 10:33 PM
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Your right only other wires out of the control will be the T & T wires


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