It's a small project, but I think it's a safety issue in addition to making
the boat look better.

I purchased a set of Ongaro throttle and shift replacement knobs from West
Marine. My exterior helm is the typical Taiwanese Edson knock-off, thus it
is metric. The standard knobs did not fit. This is easily fixed with a
metric tap and tap arm. You need a 1.25 mm-10 tap. I bought mine from my
local hardware store. Some tapping lubricate is handy to use, too.

You can read more about it at http://www.pappalini.com/projects/Knobs.htm.

-Bruce
bruce # pappalini.com
Cell: 612-865-7052
1983 Ta Shing Panda 40 PH "Whisper"
Bayfield, WI (Lake Superior)
http://www.svWhisper.com



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