1989 Force 35 hp mounting bracket swap

[Htnelson]

i recently picked up a 1989 Force 35 that im putting on a 14ft V-hull and im not wanting to drill holes into the transom as it came off of a pontoon and it has those brackets. I did some searching on Ebay for the swivel type brackets you find on smaller outboards and i could only find some for the 1987-1988 Force 35 hp models.
I want to retain the remote steering setup but im not sure if the tilt tube will fit through the earlier models?
Does anybody have any experience with this and/or advice?

Thanks,
H

 

[jerryjerry05]

The 35 might not have the steering tube hookup.
I have seen the steering tube attached to the top of the bracket.

This might work? It can be found way cheaper.
https://www.jamestowndistributors.c... and Controls&category=447&refine=1&page=GRID

 

[Htnelson]

Bad link apparently. Thats what im worried about too. But, were the 35 hp models from anything earlier than 1989 just tillers??

 

[jerryjerry05]

They had the regular(no tiller) mounts.
The steering was a cable attached under the front of the lower cowl.

Teleflex or Sea Star steering systems.