[C320-list] Gear shift lever problem

[Chris White]

 David
If you remove the cover on the aft cabin ceiling you will see the two gearbox control cables.Last year the covers on the cables on my boat had perished where they bend sharply, and the inner cables were visible.The cables are easy to buy but not easy to install.The marine engineers who did the work took a day and a half to do it, and this included removing the entire Edson stand, as the gear lever assembly could not be removed without doing so.I also needed a new control lever assembly.
If this is your problem I would advise it being done by professionals.
Regards
Chris WhiteYacht Dandy Catalina 320, #449, 1997.UK

    On Friday, 7 May 2021, 21:28:28 BST, David Veeneman <davidv at veeneman.com> wrote:  
 
 I need some advice about fixing the shift lever on my C320—it won’t shift into forward. Neutral is where forward used to be, and reverse is where neutral used to be. That suggests to me that the lever linkage has slipped on the cable or rod that controls the transmission.

Here are my questions: It this something that an owner can easily fix, or would I do better to leave it to a mechanic. If anyone has done this job, can you outline for me what it takes to do it?

Thanks in advance for your help.

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David Veeneman
SV Adelante, C320 #131
Dana Point, CA