Hello, just signed up. I am new to the forums, but I have searched through the archives here to find some extremely helpful information as I have worked on my boat rennovation. My problem is the carb linkage and throttle cable connection. My boat is a 89 Sea-Ray w/ a 3.0L and an alpha-one outdrive. The carb is a mercarb I believe. When I attach the throttle cable, it wants to push the linkage to throttle up, however, the linkage wants to be pulled. I was hoping someone with the same set-up could post a picture of there linkages that I could compare to mine to see if it is accurate. The previous owner had bailing wire holding it together, and I don't even remember how everything was attached. I used the manual to hook up the linkages correctly, but the pictures were a bit vague and didn't really show a straight on view that I need.