I hit the seawall yesterday when I could not shift into reverse to stop. It seems that the cable needs to be adjusted. Any suggestions??
Shift cable fix
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Hi Stu,
I have an Atomic 4. It has a combined 2 lever shift-throttle mounted on the facing of the cockpit seat to port. Any ideas?
Larry
I have an Atomic 4. It has a combined 2 lever shift-throttle mounted on the facing of the cockpit seat to port. Any ideas?
Larry
Hi Larry,
I spent my first day in the portside locker tightening the clamp on the shifting cable, couldn't shift into reverse or neutral. Two seasons ago on the first day the shift lever on the transmission fell off during a trip up the coast. Sometimes things get loose and the yard may not pick up on it, keep the screwdriver handy.
All U Get
Larry: Years ago I had the same problem. It started out as a short trip to the dump station on a week day with just me and my dog and not a soul around. On the way back to the dock and just before I got to my slip way, where I normally shift into neutral and glide into my slip, I found I was stuck in forward gear. I barely had enough time to turn off and circled the Long Beach Marina turning basin while I tried to decide what to do next. I considered bumping off a end dock but all were occupied so that was out. My dog looked at me as if to say "what do we do now?". I had an up wind slip and as I circled I noticed the boat slowed down when I turned head to wind. I thought maybe I can pull this off and decided to try it. My docking set up is I have a snub line so that once into the slip I can step off and grab a cleat I installed near the end of the dock and stop the boat instantly. I powered in and jumped off, quicker than normal, snub the boat off and never hit the end of the dock.
Here's the moral of the story. The shift cable is connected to the tranny in the worse location - the bilge. The throttle cable location is not much better. The shift cable had disintergrated and the throttle cable broke off in my hand.
My advise is to inspect both cables and proceed accordingly. Replace both if one is defective.
Here's the moral of the story. The shift cable is connected to the tranny in the worse location - the bilge. The throttle cable location is not much better. The shift cable had disintergrated and the throttle cable broke off in my hand.
My advise is to inspect both cables and proceed accordingly. Replace both if one is defective.
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