Over the past year I've been accumulating the parts to add a 2nd helm with steering and controls. I made out really well on eBay, buying a new 1.7 Seastar helm for just over $200 and 2 used Morse Twin-SR with stainless steel covers for $80 for the pair - delivered, and they go for $260 each.
I made the control box out of teak and mahogany and finished it in Cetol marine "light", with their gloss overcoat, to match the rest of my brightwork. As you can see, it's all bunged together so there are no visible screws showing. The bottom center cover on the box is also removable for service and it too has no hardware showing. The SS cover on the Twin-SR cover removes too and all control fine adjustments are done from there.
The Teleflex Xtreme cables are incredible, the control effort is literally 1/4 that of standard OB controls. I actually tightened up the "brakes" on the Morse controls to have a bit of effort.
Adding the steering was the easy part. The controls were easy too ... or so I thought ... until I hit the water. Both controls are sync'd with each other, but for some reason, my shift interupter (which kills one bank on the V-6 OB when shifting out of neutral - to reduce torque to the gears) is tripping in and out when in forward. I may need to drop the lower unit and see if the shift rod is properly positioned.
It cost me about $850 total to install myself. This was my parts breakdown:
* Helm pump, found new on eBay (new) @ $220
* 13" steering wheel with powerknob @ $50
* Hydraulic hoses, 2nd station kit, and fittings @ $240
* 2 newer Morse Twin SR controls including shipping @ $80
* All new T'flex Xtreme control cables & attachments @ $200
* Custom teak/mahogany control box to mount it all @ $50
* 4 tubes hydraulic fluid, mil-spec 5606 stuff from Wally-World (SAME as $16 Teleflex stuff) @ $0.50 per tube on sale
* Labor = the love of my life, working on boats @ $0
As sharp eyes can see, the controls are "reversed" from the 2nd helm to the main helm. Being a lefty, I'm pretty ambidexterous, but in reality it works well for me. I can stand next to the starboard gunnel and see right down the side of the boat with ease. Since the starboard is the "danger" side, that helps, but in reality, I just added this for trolling for tuna and motoring through headway speed areas ... plus I love to work on the boat. Next year the cabin and V-berth gets a teak and holly sole.
I thought others might find this of interest ... like Capt Kevin (Megabyte) as he's adding a 2nd helm next season.
Added 2nd helm to my Parker 
