[C320-list] Reverse

[Monte B.]

Joe,
Would agree in total with Allan about the shift mechanism and adjustment as
I went through it with my unit at the onset of my problems. The next
question is, does it occur when shifting into either forward or reverse or
only reverse. If only in one direction, then I would suspect a rigging
problem, but if it occurs in either direction, I would suspect the
transmission. Yanmar, or maybe I should say Catalina and their engine
supplier at the time of manufacture used several transmission manufacturers
in this boat line so service guys may service with the wrong lubricant.
Again, the Kanzaki transmission takes 30 Wt. motor oil and not ATF or 90 Wt.
gear oil. If you disconnect the shift cable while the tranny is not engaging
you can manually shift and confirm gear engagement. If it does not engage
you have your answer. I originally serviced my unit with 90 Wt. after asking
one of the marina guru's and after a period of time the transmission became
erratic about engaging in forward or reverse. After finding out the price of
a new transmission and that it used motor oil, I drained (pumped out) the
gear oil and serviced it with motor oil. I ran it a couple of hours,
serviced it again and have had no issues in over 200 engine hours.

Monte
Laima #620

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Allan S. Field
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 7:20 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Reverse

Joe - I went through this last year and the fix, if it is the linkage, which
it was in my case, is not easy.  On the port side of the transmission is a
lever that goes into the transmission.  Pushing the lever forward puts the
transmission in reverse and vice versa.  The lever is controlled by the
cable.  The first thing I would suggest you do is make sure you can get the
transmission to engage by manually pushing the forward and backward several
times to see if you get a full engage of the shaft.  If not, the problem may
be in the transmission.

But let's assume the problem is with the linkage.  The end of the cable
threads through a pin on the lever on the transmission and is held fast with
a cotter pin.  Remove the cotter.  Next remove the pin in the lever that the
end of the cable is threaded into.  This will take some effort to get that
pin out.  When putting it back in, soap it up real good so you can easily
remove it the several times you may need to do so during this exercise.  

Now come the tough part - trial and error of just how far to adjust the
cable back and forth in that pin.  Make an adjustment, put everything back
together (except for the cotter) and, from the helm (really helps to have an
assistant so you can see at the transmission what is going on), shift the
transmission into forward and reverse.  It took me a good 2 hours to finally
get the threading correct so that the transmission would shift as it is
supposed to do.  In my case, no amount of adjustment of the end of the cable
into that threaded pin on the end of the lever worked.

Where the cable enters into the area alongside the shaft is a steel plate
with a clamp that the cable runs through.  I  finally removed the clamp,
moved the entire cable (can't remember if I went forward or aft) maybe 1/16
of an inch.  Two tries and I finally had the transmission linkage working
the way it was intended and no more problems after a year in use.

The point of all the above is that this is a tedious and delicate operation.
Bring your patience and be prepared to give it a few hours.  The best thing
is that there is no reason to try adjusting from the end of the cable that
goes into the shifter.  I took everything apart at the binnacle thinking
that might be an easier strategy but it wasn't.  Stick to the above
(assuming it is linkage adjustment that is causing the problem) and you
eventually should be able to get a fix.

Hope this helps.

Allan S. Field
Sea Shadow - #808
Columbia, MD

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Joe Barrett
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 9:33 AM
To: C320-List at catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] Reverse

 I was backing into a slip last Saturday and when I put the gear into
reverse nothing happened. I did hit the boat in front of me causing minor
Gelcoat damage. Can anyone tell me where to look to adjust the linkage? It
does not happen every time, just sometimes.
Joe Barrett


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of John Ellis
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 11:48 PM
To: c320-list at catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] Cracked hatch lens repair?

Has anyone found a successful way to repair large cracks in a hatch lens? Or
is replacement the only viable solution? 
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