Morse Teleflex MV2 Throttle Lever
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Category: Repairs and Maintenance
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Printed Date: November-16-2024 at 3:39am
Topic: Morse Teleflex MV2 Throttle Lever
Posted By: SA_Viking
Subject: Morse Teleflex MV2 Throttle Lever
Date Posted: July-20-2017 at 10:30pm
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After months of searching and I came up empty trying to find parts to repair the throttle lock on an MV2. My teenage boys bought this 87 Nautique from a friend as their first boat and I was not comfortable letting them take it out without the throttle lock working properly. There were two parts damaged. The first was the aluminum key that pivots on the lever arm. The edges were flared out from years of use. The second was the interlock insert (see item 32 in the manual linked below). The edges where the key locks into this were rounded out. https://www.correctcraftfan.com/Downloads/Morse_MV-2_Owner_Manual.pdf We really want to keep this boat as original as possible. We could have just perhaps replaced the whole throttle with an MV-3 (probably would have been cheaper). Instead, we decided to reverse engineer the parts and fabricate them ourselves with the help of my father and our CNC mill. I was thinking of manufacturing a few of these and offering them for sale. Not sure if there would be much of an interest however. I will upload some images. At the moment the forum won't allow me to. If anyone is interested or has any questions on how to repair this please feel free to let me know. These parts are quite difficult to make so it would really only be feasible if we could run a batch of them.  
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Posted By: SNobsessed
Date Posted: July-21-2017 at 10:30am
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Great job! I replaced my lever 5+ yrs ago & was not easy to find then. You might want to consider the liability of selling engine control parts. Probably why they stopped selling the replacement lever. ------------- “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Ben Franklin |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: July-21-2017 at 10:55am
Yup, in todays world, that's scary! ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
SNobsessed wrote:Posted By: Duane in Indy
Date Posted: July-21-2017 at 11:02am
Rephrase that to read "any parts" ------------- Keep it as original as YOU want it 1978 Mustang (modified) |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: July-21-2017 at 11:06am
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Nice fix. Probably a good idea with a bunch of teenagers running around the boat. I for one have never owned a boat with a throttle lever lock or a working one. I don't think it is that big of a deal. If inexperienced people are on the boat with me the engine is off during loading etc. Older ski boats without throttle locks aren't known to be running over more people than newer ones. |
Posted By: Timr71
Date Posted: July-21-2017 at 11:50am
| I refirbed my MV-2 so I know how those items are designed to work too. Fortunately I was able to make my existing parts work even though they were frozen up. I sure would like to have new ones though. And, I'm not the sueing type. ;) |
Posted By: SA_Viking
Date Posted: July-21-2017 at 5:24pm
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I definitely understand the liability part having a business of my own. I agree with everything said about being responsible on the boat and turning it off when not in the captain's seat. This boat does have a lot of power so the extra safety makes me feel better with the teenage boys :) |