Review on Seachoice Twin Lever Marine Control by Eric Basler

I replaced this exact model on my boat and upon removing the old one found that the only reason I had to replace this steering is because the little tiny spring in the middle holds the thing that holds the throttle stick where you put it rusts to pieces. Now I'm worried how long this one will last. If the spring had been chosen more sensibly, I would not have had to replace it. I feel like I rented this controller instead of buying it for fear that this spring would rust as well.