[C320-list] Throttle and shifter cables

[Timothy Woods]

Steve, your throttle cable has an adjustable C-clamp on it to hold tension
on it. It's on the cable behind the engine.

Tim

On Fri, Aug 2, 2019, 11:24 AM Steve Martin <scmartin2 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Speaking of throttle cables, our throttle needs to be held "at speed"
> either by hand or with a little bungee cord. If I let go of the throttle,
> it will always drop back to idle. Any suggestions? Our original surveyor
> thought that I could simply add a clamp somewhere along the cable's run
> that would add resistance to the movement.
>
> Steve
> Sea Monkey #754
>
> > On August 2, 2019 at 10:26 AM Gene Gammon <captaingene at msn.com mailto:
> captaingene at msn.com > wrote:
> >
> >
> >     I bought the shut down cable on Ebay that shows it at 12'.
> >     Yanmar 129470-67550 Cable Engine Stop Long 12 Ft - 4 meters Genuine
> OEM<http://www.ebay.com/itm/222446004572>
> >     Item price $38.99
> >
> >     Maybe the shift cables will be a couple feet longer.
> >     Try eBay or Edson or Catalina Direct.
> >
> >
> >     Gene Gammon, Capt.
> >
> >     #$351
> >
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> >     Subject: Re: [C320-list] Throttle and shifter cables
> >
> >     I had mine replaced when I bought the boat in 2010, the yard in
> Connecticut did it, and the seller paid for it. I think he was ripped off
> as the yard chose the most expensive procedure to do the replacement. The
> way to do it is to dismount the binnacle and slip the cables up to their
> control levers.(You’ll need to remove the compass). That way it is easy to
> get at the cable grabber halfway up the binnacle. The yard did not dismount
> the binnacle and they took hours to get at the cable grabber which keeps
> the cables from interfering with the steering. That said I have no idea of
> the cable part number, but I’ll bet the folks at Catalina in FL will have
> this info.
> >     JohnM
> >     1999#574
> >
> >         > > On Aug 2, 2019, at 9:45 AM, Jack Brennan <
> jackbrennan at bellsouth.net mailto:jackbrennan at bellsouth.net > wrote:
> > >
> > >     >
> >         > > Hello all:
> > >
> > >     >
> >         > > I want to replace my shifter and throttle cables, which I
> believe are original and don’t move easily. But my local Yanmar dealer has
> gone dumb on me and can’t provide the right replacement cables. The manual
> also doesn’t appear to say what they are.
> > >
> > >     >
> >         > > Does anyone know the length and type of these cables? I’m
> guessing the shifter is 12 feet and the throttle is 14. Teleflex or Morris
> are the likely manufacturers.
> > >
> > >     >
> >         > > Thanks in advance, as always.
> > >
> > >     >
> >         > > Jack Brennan
> > >         Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320, no. 528
> > >         Tierra Verde, Fl.
> > >         Dolphin Cruising Club of Tampa Bay
> > >
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