I have a Channel 32 with Yanmar 2GM - probably the original equipment. Throttle cable snapped inside the locker today and I can't find a Yanmar engineer who has time to visit in the next couple of weeks. I decided to disconnect at the engine end so I could pull the cable through and hawk it around suppliers for a replacement, but I can't begin to work out how to disconnect it. Anyone tried this? Any advice to offer? Any suggestions as to an alternative cable?
Baffled By The Throttle Cable!
- Thread starter John Jeffrey
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There are clamps that hold the outer cable housing to the engine and control head. The ends of the movable portion of the cable are threaded and go into levers on the engine and control head. You have to release both the threaded portions and outer cable housing to free them for removal. If your control head is on your pedestal then you have to remove whatever is on top of the control head to access the throttle cable connection.
That is a European Hunter model. Perhaps asking a forum in the UK might get you more detailed information. Here in the US Yanmar carries two different size cables. One is used for smaller boats and the other for larger depending on the length of the run from engine to control lever. To remove the old cable you will need to get to the throttle lever mechanism. If you have individual levers for throttle and transmission located on both sides of the steering column you will need to remove the compass and any casing giving you access to the inside mechanism of the levers. If your boat has a single lever control for both throttle and transmission then it should be located on a boxy pedestal and you need to get in there. I find the single lever system more complicated. Any marine mechanic or "engineer" can help you with that, it does not need to be Yanmar certified. Replacing the cables is quite similar to replacing the brake cables on a bicycle once you figure out how they hook and go around.
