I found a nice chromed lever at the flea market in Mt. Dora last March. The guy wanted ten bucks. It fit perfectly, and you really have to know what you’re looking for in that maze of boat parts at these flea markets. I saw the part and thought, “well I’ll be darned”. The housing was sanded to remove pitting, primed, and painted with an industrial silver coating and clear coated. We’ll see how that works, and if it needs attention later then I’ll have it chromed.
Here’s how bad the original stuff looked. It was in perfect working condition, just pitted. I was in the process of sanding the lever down for re-chroming when I found a perfect one at the flea market. Amazing what you can find. Wonder where it was originally?
The internal gears are pretty indestructible. Very simple, and this should last forever.
Paul