[C38] Transmission cable?

[Charles@Finn.ws]

Actually, both Max and Kerry can be right here!   Our cutlass bearing is 
usually pressed in, but others can be secured with set screws that 
thread through the bracket.  Given the age of our boats, I am pretty 
certain we all have had at least one cutlass bearing replacement and 
perhaps even a bracket repair.   Pressing the bearing and using set 
screws is kind of a "belt and suspenders" solution, but I have seen this 
before.

Do have the yard look closely at your bracket as my best guess is your 
cutlass bearing has failed and perhaps has slid out of the bracket, 
which would give your the rumble/rattle in forward as the prop shaft was 
bouncing around in the bracket.   Sometimes, the bracket itself is out 
of round and requires a reaming and oversize cutlass bearing.  Don't try 
to just get by on this one!

One change I just made on my boat is the addition of a 1 micron water 
filter fitted to the washdown pump I have rigged forward under the  vee 
birth.  We sail in fresh water often well off the beaten path in Lake 
Superior and given the Giardia in the water we can no longer just drink 
from the lake....   The one micron filter is Giardia rated and lets us 
use as much fresh water as we want as I simply turn on the washdown pump 
and fill our water tank whenever we need to.   The Admiral is quite 
pleased this this addition!

Sorry for the delayed response, but sailing where the water gets hard in 
the winter means we take as many opportunities to sail in the summer as 
we can!

Best,
Chuck Finn
Mighty Quinn  #114
Great Lakes


On 6/20/2024 7:15 PM, Max Soto wrote:

> Tighten???  How??  Is press fitted
>
> Max Soto A
> +506-8312-1367
>
>> On 20 Jun 2024, at 09:49, Kerry Grimes <littlebreeze at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> My cutlass drifted out of it holder and was loose on the shaft while 
>> we were in Morrow Bay.  The diver was able to slip it back on an 
>> tighten it in its proper place.  I made a similar noise in forward 
>> but not reverse.  Good luck.
>>
>> Kerry Grimes
>> Little Breeze, 139
>> San Francisco, CA
>>
>> On Jun 19, 2024 18:22, Pierre Patino <pierre.patino at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>     Well after not having trouble since last year, the noise has
>>     returned.
>>
>>     We removed the old transmission fluid and put in fresh fluid. We
>>     tested the cable's throw and we could see the shaft turning in
>>     both directions. However, there's a loud groaning sound  when in
>>     forward. The sound is not present in reverse. I'm enclosing a
>>     sound clip we've recorded. Could it be the cutlass bearing? Any
>>     suggestions on how to continue troubleshooting?
>>
>>     Thanks for your support and regards
>>
>>     On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 10:42 PM Max soto <maxsoto at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>         Hi Pierre, and yes.. is normal that the lever hits the
>>         pedestal guard, but if I were you, I go below, disconnect the
>>         cable from the transmission lever and engage it manually and
>>         make sure there it engages ok… if so, remove the binnacle in
>>         order to reach the cable assembly….
>>         On the other side, if the problem persist when engaging
>>         directly at the transmission, you have bigger problems..
>>
>>         Regards,
>>         Max Soto A.
>>         +506-8312-1367
>>         Alajuela, Costa Rica
>>
>>         > On 30 May 2023, at 17:06, Pierre Patino
>>         <pierre.patino at gmail.com> wrote:
>>         >
>>         > 
>>         >
>>         > Hi All
>>         > I heard an unusual noise when engaging the forward
>>         direction on the transmission. The noise was absent when in
>>         reverse. It seems to me that the lever does not have enough
>>         travel in the forward direction thus the cable which
>>         eventually selects the gear may not pull far enough. The
>>         binnacle's tubing is in the way of the forward/reverse lever
>>         so I think I may need to adjust the cable below.
>>         >
>>         > Couple of questions:
>>         > 1) Is it possible that the cable needs to be adjusted? I
>>         don't know if it has ever been touched.
>>         > 2) When requesting forward, does the lever touch the
>>         binnacle's tubing? Should it?
>>         > 3) Where is the access for said cable?
>>         >
>>         > Again, thanks for your help
>>         >
>>         >
>>         >
>>         >
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