[C320-list] Shift linkage failure

[Doug Treff]

Different boat, different cable length, but it seems like the procedure 
is the same one i should use:
http://spartina.blogspot.com/2009/05/replacing-throttle-and-shift-cables.html

Comments?

Doug Treff
doug at treff.us

On 7/9/2013 8:49 PM, Doug Treff wrote:
> OK - just got back from the boat. Removed the compass and the top of 
> the pedestal and found the the threaded end of the cable snapped off, 
> leaving the brass coupling dangling freely off the shift lever with 
> the threaded end of the cable still in it.
>
> Looking on Catalina Direct, they call for a 12 foot cable to replace 
> the shift cable on the C-320. I thought about doing the job myself but 
> I'm afraid I'll get part way through the job and get stuck, so I'm 
> considering hiring a mechanic. Unless you all can convince me it's not 
> that difficult. However, all the reading I've been doing online about 
> swapping the Edson throttle cable leads me to believe that unless I 
> have 1" diameter arms and tiny hands, this job is better left to a 
> professional.
>
> While I was at it, I removed all the cushions, engine covers, access 
> panels, and the doghouse that covers the steering pulleys under the 
> cockpit. Hopefully this will save the mechanic an hour or so of 
> billable time. I may even tell him to reassemble only what is 
> necessary to get it working and I will put all the covers and whatnots 
> back myself.
>
> Anybody in Maryland who has done this before and has a free evening 
> this week is welcome to come and help me if they want... ;-) Free beer 
> for the help!!  ;-)
>
> Discuss.
>
> Doug Treff
> doug at treff.us
>
> On 7/9/2013 12:30 PM, Gary Malcolmson wrote:
>> Doug,
>>
>> Here's one easy thing to check; if you're lucky this would be the 
>> easy thing to fix.  See page 5 item # 9 and page 6 bottom right 
>> illustration of the Edson Installation Instructions. There is a clamp 
>> that holds the cables to the pedestal tube; if that clamp lost it's 
>> fastener you'd experience what you describe.  And most likely your 
>> throttle control would be lost also.  Should be easy to check--if the 
>> nut is on the outside of the pedestal and is tight, then that's not 
>> the problem.
>>
>> Good Luck--let us know what you find.
>>
>> Gary
>> C310
>>
>>
>> On 7/8/2013 6:55 PM, Doug Treff wrote:
>>> All,
>>>
>>> While backing into my slip tonight, the shift lever went completely 
>>> limp. No control whatsoever...  after safely drifting into my slip 
>>> (thank god!!!) I went below to have a look. The shift lever on the 
>>> transmission seems to work just fine. Somehow it is disconnected 
>>> from the control lever on the binnacle.
>>>
>>> I have not had the binnacle apart before. I am hoping someone has 
>>> had a similar problem ad can tell me what I am facing. Is there a 
>>> linkage that may have come apart inside the binnacle, or is it more 
>>> likely a broken shift cable?
>>>
>>> Any advice? Links to diagrams, photos, etc that may be helpful??
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>
>>
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