Has anyone replaced their Morse style transmission shifter?

jrowan

jrowan

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Mar 5, 2011
1,294
O'Day 35 Severn River, Mobjack Bay, Va.
Hello All,

I have been having quite a time trying to get my transmission to shift in & out of gear recently, in order to do a proper haul out of my C-30, but so far I can't get her out of the slip! I have thoroughly lubricated the shifter, engine trans. cable, etc. but to no avail. I made the mistake of trying to force the transmission to shift at the Morse handle assembly. This resulted in shearing off the connection between the shifter handle assembly & the inner plate which connects the rod to the transmission cable. I guess when in doubt, don't force it!

So I attempted to remove the shifter & throttle assembly bolted to the port side of the cockpit foot well. I managed to release the two handle assemblies by releasing their allen retaining screws. But there is a large steel retaining ring on the outside of the shifter pinion rod assembly that won't budge. I need to remove the shifter assembly to see if I can weld the broken plate to rod assembly back together. If it can't be repaired, then I will need to replace it with a $600. Teleflex replacement, but either way I must remove the shifter assembly. Any insights from those who have tackeled this job before? Thanks for any advice.
 

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Jongleur

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Feb 15, 2014
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Catalina 30 Bremerton, WA
Re: Has anyone replaced their Morse style transmission shift

I think if I had to change mine, I would
separate the shifter and the throttle. That's
how it was on my last boat (K41) and it
was more intuitive and less likely to mess
both up if there was a problem. Just a
thought.
 
The Garbone

The Garbone

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Nov 7, 2012
678
1978 Catalina 30 Wilbur-by-the-Sea
I replaced my setup recently. If I recall I removed a nut and clip that was holding the disk on the shaft. After the disc was free the controls slid out into the cockpit.

Yours looks a bit different tho.

If I were you I would go on "sailboat swap shop" and the C30 owners group on Facebook and ask if anyone has the assembly.

My controls had a bent shaft and i located a replacement assembly that way at relatively low cost. Once you have a replacement sawzall the old one out.
 
jrowan

jrowan

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Mar 5, 2011
1,294
O'Day 35 Severn River, Mobjack Bay, Va.
Re: Has anyone replaced their Morse style transmission shift

Gary, I agree that I may have to sawzall the old one out, but I was hoping to at least try to weld the broken plate back to the shaft, but if it won't come out this may be my only option.

Jongleur, I know the newer C 30's have the separate levers for the throttle & trans on the steering pedestal. But I've heard that it's tough to run the cables up into the pedestal base with an already tight clearance from the wheel steering chain. I would really like to have a single shifter & transmission combo control unit, like my last S 2 sailboat had, which is way easier to control. But my 5411 diesel engine is a little primitive, & you have to pull all the way back on the throttle in order to kill the fuel flow to turn off the engine, past the throttle detent. So I would unfortunately not be able to install a single lever combo control, unless I install a separate throttle kill pull mechanism, similar to a choke lever, I guess.

I wish I could make some real improvements to this set up, but at this point I'd be happy to just have a working transmission shifter!

I will post more pics of this trans level removal, once I figure out how to remove the bloody thing!

Cheers.
 
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MitchM

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Jan 20, 2005
1,031
Nauticat 321 pilothouse 32 Erie PA
Re: Has anyone replaced their Morse style transmission shift

I don't know how your gear box is set up. but when my morse transmission cable fried itself on top of my exhaust elbow, i undid it . then i shifted for 3 weeks with a line attached direct to the 3 position gearbox lever at the back of my Yanmar 2GM20F.
 
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