[C320-list] Shift cable problem

Denny Browne dennybrowne at verizon.net
Sun May 24 06:18:03 PDT 2015


Mine broke at the shifter last week. Stuck in reverse. The mechanic replaced the cable this week and it works perfectly fine, just as it did before. 

Denny Browne
A Cappella #935
Redondo Beach

Sent from iPhone, sorry for typos, grammar, etc...

> On May 24, 2015, at 6:01 AM, Scott Thompson <surprise at thompson87.com> wrote:
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> I'm curious why it needed replacing in the first place as my boat is older and the cable is working fine. 
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>> On May 24, 2015, at 7:58 AM, <clburti at gmail.com> <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I’d ask to see the Yanmar bulletin…I can't imagine why Yanmar would make any recommendation on the subject.
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>> Then, I'd probably insist on them returning it to factory spec anyway.
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>> From: Sandy Olson
>> Sent: ‎Sunday‎, ‎May‎ ‎24‎, ‎2015 ‎3‎:‎16‎ ‎AM
>> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
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>> Anyone run into this:
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>> Had boat yard replace the shift cable running from the Edison pedestal to the yanmar engine. Per the yard they ran the cable using yanmar recommendation which loops the cable now connecting it from the front instead of from the back at the engine. 
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>> The result is at the pedestal shift forward is now reverse and reverse is now forward. 
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>> Any suggestions or comments appreciated.  My thought is to have the yard go back to the original setup connecting from the back of the engine. Haven't had an issue in 13 years. 
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