Broken throttle control, parts needed ASAP in Maine

[cadunkle]

Tonight my throttle control broke. The brass piece on the end of the throttle cable that goes through the morse control with a cotter pin in the end snapped. Throttle cable moved freely but maybe a little stiff.









It looks like what I need is http://www.skidim.com/prodinfo.asp?number=R024024. Problem being skidim is in SC and I'm currently in Oxford Maine on vacation through Sunday. So I need this part ASAP and probably should put new throttle and shift cables in while I'm at it. It's dark so I can't easily pull the cables at the moment. Does anyone know the length of throttle and shift cables I need for an '89 Saltare? Also, more importantly, a source to get them either Sunday or Monday in Maine or possibly NH? Maybe someone knows of a good dealer that may have this stuff on the shelf?

[cadunkle]

Well I managed to find the brass throttle end piece, 3 hours and 5 marinas later. The tit is a little longer but I got some brass washers to space it out and it works. $15 vs $3 from skidim... but worth it to enjoy my vacation on the water.

The Moomba dealer here, Moose Landing, I thought was my best shot since they are a Skiers Choice dealer. They had none and couldn't get me one until Tuesday. They had no 18' throttle cables but gave me a used one for cheaper... That turned out to be useless as is was in fact a 16' cable. Of course I found this out after fishing it through my bilge. So I cleaned and lubricated the old cable so it works smoothly.

So all's well that ends well, back in action on the water.

[sybrmike]

Glad you were able to figure it out. Hope the finger splint wasn't related?

[cadunkle]

haha Thanks. Broke my finger wakesurfing. Bizarre, was falling back and tugged the rope a bit. Felt a *crack* and let go. Surfed a while longer and finger was hurting pretty bad so got in the boat and drove for my buddy for a while... Next thing i know my finger is twice it's size. Great way to start my vacation, so I haven't been riding much.