Re: HELP!!! for 57 evinrude lark 35hp
If your motor is a 1957 model, it has mechanical shift and the Evinrude version of the control that you need is called an "Evinrude Simplex. The Johnson version is called a "Johnson Ship Master." They were made in two versions, one like the photo in TD's post and a later model that was slightly larger, thicker and without the rounded shoulders on the box. This unit also had larger, more modern looking levers.
If you would like to match the control unit with the motor for the sake of "authenticity," the older Evinrude model would be the way to go. These units are seen for sale on Ebay fairly frequently. And, if you don't mind a control box that is newer than the ones that originally came with your motor, the later model will be seen on the auction sites more often.
One thing you should know, however, is the later model control box was made with two different styles of cables to control the motor's throttle and gearshift. I believe that the newer version of this box was made available in 1979. Either style will work with your motor but you must have the correct cables for the control box that you buy. This is important to know because a second hand control box will often come with no cables, or cables that are the wrong size for your boat or are broken.
To identify the two types, look at the endpieces to see how they are fastened to the cables. The pre-1979 style will have set screws on the motor end, which pinch the metal wire inside of the cable. This style will work on the older version of the square control box and on the original, rounded shoulder control boxes. The later control cables have end fittings that have been "swedged" onto the internal wire. This style has a pair of round pins on the motor end where the set screws were on the older ones. These pins are used to secure the metal clips that hold the cable on the throttle pin.
If you find a control box with no cables, and are not sure which cables you need, take it apart and look at the internal part of the levers. There is a "Casing Guide" fitted into the levers, through which the cables pass. Inside of that, there a "Casing Guide Insert." For the pre-1979 cables, the Casing Guide has the same set screws that the motor end of the cable has. Although I am now dealing from memory, I believe that the Cable Guide Insert is smaller than the one from the newer model, as well. On the newer model, the Casing Guide has a fitted hole in the end, through which a screw is placed to secure the end of the swedged fitting on the cable. The screw is fastened into a locknut that is recessed into the Cable Guide.
You can see what I am talking about by going to
www.shop.evinrude.com. When you get to the site, click on the "Parts" tab, then go to accessories, pick a year and look for "Remote Control Single Motor." There is a parts explosion which shows the parts that I am talking about.
BTW - there are also other controls that will work with your motor in both OMC models and other brands, such as Morse. For simplicty and cost, however, the Simplex model is a great unit to find.
