On Sun, 05 Jun 2005 21:51:02 -0700, 5200 wrote:

Has anyone ever seen the an engine control set like this? It has one
lever in the cockpit but with something like a center ring with a
short axle stubb sticking out as if it might have also had a second
lever next to it at one time.
Waaaay back in the darkened reaches of the bilge/engine/transmission,
ridiculously tiny crawlspace area where I almost got stuck and had to
cry out in a small shrill voice for help,.. you can see there are two
rusty cables coming off the business end of the lever control(s)
assembly. One goes to the throttle and one goes to the transmission.
Am I missing a second lever in the cockpit or does one lever run both
cables? Hope some of this makes sense. Thanks again and smooth sailing
to those of you in a position to sail.

You are showing off your ignorance - but that's OK!
on outboards and boat power controllers in general, one lever moving
forward engages forward via a cable then increases throttle via a
second cable.
Moved to the rear, this lever moves a cable to engage reverse, and
then increases throttle with more movement to the rear.

Brian Whatcott Altus OK