Great video. Really useful, clear, concise explanation. And no annoying music! Full marks. 😊

Thank you. I have had a shifting issue on my 79 Glastron CVX SS with 140 hp Mercruiser. You explanation of the throttle preload is brilliant, and will help solve my issue. I tip my hat to you sir!

What an excellent video. I just took my shifter apart and thought "how does this thing work ?". Now I know. And also how to set it up correctly. Thank you.

Great Video! When working on my 1988 advance, I found my throttle barrel was worn almost halfway through. Thank you, I would have never known.

Thanks a lot! Really useful info there!

This amazing video saved me a big headache. Thank you very much!

thank you. this really helped.

Excellent! Thanks! I took mine all apart before taking a picture or video and wasn't quite sure which way the cables hooked up.

Thank you for making this video. I have this shifter on my 1996 Sea Rayder F14 and i lost my reverse on it. The bucket wont drop. If I manually pull the bucket down and then shift forward it raises is. I am pulling the control tomorrow and this really helped me get an idea for what might be going on in there.

Excellent demonstration

Thanks for another great video.

Thanks for the video it was perfect and worked well :)

Now that was a great video well done

Hey! thank you very much!!! Ive been fighting my jet drive reverse for years. throttle comes on in reverse pretty much as soon as it's pulled. Now I know how its supposed to look1

awesome!!! this is much more safe than electric systems!

Really helpful, thanks

Great video I put my throttle cable in wrong I now know how to put it right so big thank you 😊

Hi Ron! Thank you for all these videos! I am troubleshooting a problem on my 88 Prostar 190. I replaced dampener as old one cracked and springs broke. We then went to test drive and we were able to get the boat to go in reverse no problem, but in forward the boat would only engage into gear around 1500-2000rpm and once engaged in gear, the boat would move forward but slip in and out of gear repeatedly (still would move forward but was intermittent power loss). So, we attempted to disconnect velvet drive shift linkage and manually shift the transmission (this was during the next test drive, about 5 days after initial test drive). Now that we tried manually shifting the tranny, the boat does not engage in reverse nor forward at all now... Since it already went into gear previously, we were thinking it has something to do with the neutral safety switch or the gear shift throttle box button that allows for revving of the engine without the boat being in gear (this may be faulty?). We have yet to test pressure on the velvet drive, as I guess the problem could be the tranny pump? Or clutch packs? But since the boat was able to go into reverse totally fine previously, I doubt the pump has failed. I may be wrong. What is the main function of the neutral safety switch and the button on the throttle that allows for revving out of gear? Do these symptoms point towards those two switches/button being faulty? What are your thoughts? I can provide more info if needed. Thanks a lot - it is a 351w Ford and a 10-18-004 velvet drive. One other thing, the throttle shift lever at the front seat makes a click when going into reverse but no click when going into forward. Thanks Ron!

Thank you for this video Ron. Would you believe I have an MV2 fitted to my canal narrowboat over here in the UK, it's a rare beast on the British canals that's for sure, I've never seen another one! I've noticed the control is becoming very stiff when engaging forward or particularly reverse gear. I suspect a worn shift cable, which may still be the case, but I now think it's poor adjustment too having studied your video. The installation manual I have for the control is very poor at explaining how it all works. I'll be back to my boat at the end of next week and I'm looking forward to properly adjusting the control and fitting the new cable. I now feel a lot more confident.

Thank you 👍👍👍🤩🤩🤩

Very good video! Thanks for that. Wish i knew what kind of throttle control is on my 1976 Crestliner Crusader 775. I just bought this boat as a project...The control is all pulled apart, and i have no clue what parts im missing to get it back together again.

Great easy to understand video.

Hi Ron, I have this control on my 1996 malibu sunsetter. Last time I used boat in forward gear, increase engine rpm to 1500 and throttle stays. Now when I take my hand off it goes back to idle. So wear has changed something, any ideas? Do you sell the brass barrels, if so what p/n. Great video!

Hi I bought a 1975 boat.I took this throttle control apart.Very nice video!On the front side:what is the use of this chrome push/pull button under the shifter ? Thank you.

I have the older Morse shifter without the lock-out mechanism. I’ve noticed the shift arms are not “square” with the shifter. In neutral, my shift arms are not “square” with the shifter body nor are they perpendicular with each other. I’m replacing the internal parts with later parts that will make it like yours in the video. Anybody know what the application was for the shifter I’m describing above?

Great video - does the MV style control have adjustable friction? Mine tends to creep towards neutral at certain speeds like ~20-30 it doesn't stay put, above 30 it is enough degrees towards horizontal and it will stay put, below 20 and I think the return springs aren't pulling so hard. Any adjustment for that? I've seen clamps that bear on the throttle cable but that seems less elegant.

Ron, I have the same throttle body, including the little trigger cup (terminology?) on the bottom side of the throttle handle. The problem is that there are no lockouts between forward and reverse and vice versa. I have to be careful not to throttle down, overshoot and end up in reverse. Any tips on that part of the throttle maintenance? Also, when running in intermediate speeds, when I take my hand off the throttle it pulls back on its own and decelerates. When it's running at faster speeds, the throttle handle will stay depressed and speed is constant. Repairable or dust bin?

I have a similar shifter. I would like to have seen the cam housings. There are 2 routings in my cam housing and only one has a bush in it. I think the screw and bush for the inner routing has fallen out. Teleflex 300 I think and I cannot see a drawing of it or see a part listed.

AWESOME.. I have the same control on my 1985 S2 9.1 Sailboat for the Yanmar 2GM. It needs some help. Can these be completely rebuilt? The pullout "shift defeat" knob is stuck. It shifts and throttles up just fine though. Is there a more or less direct replacement? THANKS!!!

Hi Iv a very similar morse control . On the button pulled for neutral selection their is a spring that slides into a slot . My spring has nothing ie ball bearing resting against the crank of the pullout button . Should a bearing or something be fitted please . Thank you sw-uk. Just found out it’s the throttle control detent?? The spring is there but nothing against the cam . Tank you p

Great information, thanks for the video Ron! Any recommendation on the type of grease to use?

Do you have any idea to adjust the throttle tension. My throttle will not hold its position when running, if I take my hand off the lever it goes back to idle. Bad news when going through rough water if you need a hand to adjust the trim tabs or something. Wants to put you through the windshield :( Thanks

thanks for the explanation Ron. I was trying to understand whats going on with my own Morse controls which will engage reverse just fine, but not forward (although it revs the engine still). Looking at the gearbox end i can see it is moving the bar which selects forward or reverse (works in both directions but no drive). The odd thing is i have two helms and the Morse control on the lower helm works perfectly and engages the gearbox in both forward and reverse on those. The fact the faulty upper helm still engages reverse makes me think the cable must be connected and or not snapped, and because the lower helm works perfectly it cant be a fault with the gearbox (which was only taken away and reconditioned just over a year ago). Could you offer any pointers for me please?

This is great Ron. Anyway, Do you know where I can buy this unit? Please send me a link. Thx

I have a dual helm throttle only setup, shifter is seperate. The lower helm throttle works good on starboard side but from upper helm has about an inch of play before throttle responds changed upper cable still has play, do i need to secure the cable in a few spots along cable run to remove the play, been trying to fix this for years, port throttle works fine, any help is much appreciated.

Hello I have the remotes on the starboard side . How would I transfer the remote to port side or would I need a port side remote . Sorry for silly question but I’m refitting my wheel house . Thank you

Ron I have a 76 Donzi with Morse MV single lever duel action control. Warm up bob in center of lever/ shaft. It’s through bulkhead design. It’s a little bit tired like to replace it in-kind and use my original Donzi level I can’t seem to find one do you have any idea maybe you have one that I can purchase if so please reach out to me thank you PS your videos are excellent

A question does the silver knob next to the throttle lever move in and out ,,,I have exactly this throttle gear control took it apart but cannot get the silver knob to push in or pullout ,,,this appears to be the only video of this control I can find but you don’t actually mention what this silver knob does if anything at all

Might be a little late for a response here, but my 96 F14 won't drop the reverse gate. I heard something "clink" in the shifter area and fall inside the wall of the hull. Any ideas? I'm thinking the cotter pin may have broken and it backed off the bracket.

I have a morse single engine with throttle and shift lever combo. Can I convert it to a single set up like shown in the video? If so what would that take and any advice?

can you explain how the engage disengage of shifter throttle works?

Hello, have a 1994 Malibu Skier. Has the same controller. The neutral button is extremely difficult to pull into neutral position. Can you provide same help on this issue? Hj

My issue is my Morse shifter is stuck (at times ) in neutral and you cannot engage forward or reverse. It is absolutely locked in place. Can be a little unnerving (terrifying ) when docking. Any ideas would be appreciated

Should the throttle stay in position if you let your hand off? Mine will immediately return to idle if I take pressure off. Acts like a car gas pedal, not sure if this is correct for a 91’ prostar

Hey Ron. My in-laws' boat has this same throttle, but it's attached to a side panel that runs the full length of the boat. There is no way to drop it down like yours. Is there a way to separate the black outer trim piece from the inner body of the throttle?

My mb sports boss 210 is engaging both at the same time. What would cause that to happen?

My problem is that I cant get the motor too rev without the motor going into gear..any advice?

My sailboat inboard diesel (Universal m-18) has seperate throttle and gear levers. Recently they stopped functioning independently and now when I put it in gear, the throttle lever wants to go with it. Basically I have to use two hands on the controls - one hand to keep the throttle level low and the hand to put it in gear. I took it apart and tried to get some ATF in there to lube it up but it didnt work. Do you know if it is possible to service this ? Does the bushing need to be replaced or how do you recommend I go about trying to solve this? Here's a link of what it looks like: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdlhoKd6yJqap6s.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ld1gqZxnztPYaI0.html

Bad controller, cause a high idle