[C320-list] Shifter

[Rick]

Thanks Doug & John for your timely replies!
Rick

-----Original Message-----
From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf
Of Doug Treff
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2016 9:45 AM
To: C320-List at catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Shifter

 

Rick, 

My cable snapped right at the end where the swaged end meets the cable in
the binnacle. When I looked at things in the engine room I could not see any
problems. It was only when I disassembled the binnacle that I found the
issue. Did not do a root cause analysis. The shifter handle operates
smoothly and did not seem to need new bushings or anything. It was my
opinion that it was just old age that caused the break. In the two seasons
since the cable was replaced, I have experienced no issues. 

I have since made it a habit of doing the annual maintenance recommended by
Edson which includes greasing the linkage and I have seen no evidence of
corrosion during those inspections. 

My boat lives on the upper Chesapeake Bay, which is brackish, and not very
salty compared to the ocean. We're somewhere between fresh and salty. 

---
Doug Treff
Catalina 320 - 1996 - September Song - #350 http://savvysailor.blogspot.com/
doug at treff.us

On 2016-03-01 19:53, Rick wrote: 

> Doug,
> Could you please explain exactly where the shift cable broke or 
> snapped and what you believe was the root cause? Thanks.