[Public-list] Engine Control

[Theodore M. Liszczak]

Mike Lehman wrote:

> Is this the control you are talking about?
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> http://www.go2marine.com/g2m?action=GoBPage&id=87517F
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> You may also want to check with Vetus. They have an engine control 
> that looks very much like the one you are describing.
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> http://www.vetus.com/
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> Mike Lehman
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> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Villo Marmei <marmei_v at pathcom.com>
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> Subject: [Public-list] Engine Control
> Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 02:31:39 -0400
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> Hello fellow Albergers....
> I have this problem and I wonder if anyone of you can send me some 
> words of enlightment or steer me in the right direction.
> My Alberg 30 has a Volvo Penta Diesel (MD-7A) engine and to control 
> speed and shift gear, it has a single lever 3" long handle with a red 
> ball sticking out from a round nickel plated hob with flat sides.
>
>> From the center of this hub there is a Black Knob that moves 1/4" in 
>> and out 
>
> to engage the engine to the gear box. When the black knob is out.... 
> the whole system is in neutral  and by moving the Red ball lever one 
> can control the engine speed.
> When the Black knob is pushed in and by moving the Red ball lever to 
> the left one can run the boat forward or switch (Stick Up) to neutral 
> and further movement to the right run the boat backward.
> This is a very nice and simple system...I am sure that lots of you 
> fellows have this control unit on your boats or you have seen one on 
> another boat .....mine must be by now about 25 years old.  This last 
> month the control unit got jammed up and the black knob got stuck in 
> the middle of its movement.
> Had to limp home by manual shift and some fancy docking with sails on.
> Anyway, I am trying to find out what make of control this unit is ?  
> Who makes it ?  and whether there are any drawings and spare parts 
> available.
> I have some literature stating that this control unit is a Teleflex 
> Model TM-1000 Control series (M-1093-D2 number from my casting) but 
> after being jerked around by Teleflex for the past two weeks by at 
> least 8 different persons from Canada,England,USA, to Sweden. Teleflex 
> states that they do not know what I am talking about and that they 
> have no information related to this TM-1000 Control series. This, 
> really is a joke. If you fellows are interested I can send you my 
> whole correspondence about this matter.
> My personal view is that if Teleflex does not know or does not make 
> the unit ....then some other company must make it and there must be 
> some one out there who has spare parts and information.Maybe even a 
> new unit.
> Looking forward for some input from our Alberg world out there.
> Many Thanks
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You seem very knowledgeable Mike, on a separate note, does anyone know 
where I can get the following. I need to replace my throttle and shift 
control on my A-30 #345. It is for an Atomic 4 and has Morse cables. I 
need the control and the fitting in my starboard cockpit locker. Any 
suggestions?