homemade shifter extension

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dale4643

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Jun 10, 2013
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macgregor 22 Grand Lake, Oklahoma
Got tired of leaning over the transon to shift gears way down on the outboard while loading, unloading etc. Mainly while I nervously watch my wife load the boat on trailer.
Bought a used aluminum walker from a yard sale for a $1 looked at it for a minute and decided I could make a strong, convenient, rustproof extention. And with all the little button adjustment clips it has like the bottom of crutches I can not only adjust it but quickly unlock all the pieces to store in a very small spot. Took me 15 minutes to make and sand my rough saw barbs off!
 

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Piotr

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Dec 6, 2010
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MacGregor 25 Rock Hall, MD
Way better than mine (a stright aluminium shaft screwed on the shifter). How do you attach it to the rail?
 
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dale4643

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Jun 10, 2013
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macgregor 22 Grand Lake, Oklahoma
Piotr it just sits on top of the transom...it does not go anywhere I only use it for docking and loading on and off the trailer. It's so easy to take on and off ( like 5 seconds) I don't keep it on there when sailing. I guess you could tie it to railing with bungee or something but it's not going anywhere cause when it comes across top of transom it lays level with the top
 
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Piotr

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Dec 6, 2010
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MacGregor 25 Rock Hall, MD
dale4643 said:
Piotr it just sits on top of the transom...it does not go anywhere I only use it for docking and loading on and off the trailer. It's so easy to take on and off ( like 5 seconds) I don't keep it on there when sailing. I guess you could tie it to railing with bungee or something but it's not going anywhere cause when it comes across top of transom it lays level with the top
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I see. I tied it to the railing just like you said, but it makes a racket. I need it all the time, beacuse we motor out about 30 minutes to the bay and back.
 
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dale4643

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Jun 10, 2013
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macgregor 22 Grand Lake, Oklahoma
hmmm...well maybe you can wrap something like rubber around where they meet??? Funny your in Rock Hall I fell in love with sailing around there but didnt get a sailboat till I moved back here to Oklahoma. I kept my power boat at Middle River when I lived in Cockeysville. Dang do I miss a REAL crabcake!!!
 
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Piotr

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Dec 6, 2010
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MacGregor 25 Rock Hall, MD
dale4643 said:
hmmm...well maybe you can wrap something like rubber around where they meet??? Funny your in Rock Hall I fell in love with sailing around there but didnt get a sailboat till I moved back here to Oklahoma. I kept my power boat at Middle River when I lived in Cockeysville. Dang do I miss a REAL crabcake!!!
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Was the Watermen's there in the Rock Hall harbor in your time?
 
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dale4643

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Jun 10, 2013
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macgregor 22 Grand Lake, Oklahoma
I don't recall??? I left in 2001...that was many, many moons ago!
 
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