FreedomYachts.org

not sure if I can post links, but:

www (dot) yachtworld (dot) com/boats/1984/Freedom-Yachts-39-Pilothouse-Schooner-2812795#.WKr1BhIrJ0c

I wanted to post this here before I throw it out to the public (would rather have a Freedom enthusiast adopt her) bottom line, I'll take the first $25k someone seriously offers she can sail right now - good dry hull; serviceable sails; sound steerage; functional engine; fresh paint; fresh rigging sh...

rvivian: exactly what I've been thinking any pics of your setup? Tricia: don't think I can fit any more PB Blaster in there (thanks for the flange-tightening tips) if I were going to replace engine controls in their existing location, I like the Kobelt designs, and maybe Vetus (although the Morse MJ...

tapped the shaft backward, but it won't go any further than this stuck again, and I had to leave the boat any thoughts? this thing is so coroded on the weather side that I am again looking at replacement options (but have to get it off first) (btw, those pry marks are not from me - someone else was ...

I removed the 3 Phillips head screws - mounting plate now free

was able to remove the circlip

well, I finally prised the hub off

unfortunately, it was so frozen with galvanic corrosion that the shaft sheared off, and about 3/4" of the threaded center insert (is that paro of the 'neutral' cable?

if I had to replace controls, any thoughts on what would be a compatible (set of) lever(s)?

thanks, yes, of course I am prying all around the outer rim to loosen - just won't budge when I head back up to the boat nexk weekend, I will drive wooden wedges in all around the perimeter at the same time, and then tap the center hub with the drift pin if that doesn't work, I guess I will have to ...

thanks Rick and Pete I already had the black knob off (disengage tranny - thx), and the set screw unscrewed entirely (recessed, opposite the red lever) the hub does not budge, despite prying from multiple directions pretty sure if I could get the hub off, everything else would becom obvious but the ...

thanks for the response, jdpandlp rats my control is clearly not functional it only moves between Rev and Neutral and if the black knob is the throttle, that doesn't pull out at all I have to get this thing off to service it she'll get new cables, of course but, as you said, yours doesn't have the s...