[C38] shifter follow-up

[Max Soto]

Hi Bill,

When I replaced my transmission, my father helped me with some brute force.
He is 6' tall and 260lbs. I don't have a water heater, so he crowed into the
aft of the engine and released the bell bolts. Of course, it took him around
three minutes to get the upper part of his body out of there!
I don't have any port locker mods made on the Estancia, but I saw Tom's
pics, and his locker is totally different than mine. My locker goes all the
way down to the hull with a non skid molding on the bottom, and has a large
openning for the engine room. I don't know if there are different port
locker configurations on the C38's, so, I'm planning to send some pics of
mine just for comparison purposes.

Regards,
-- 
Max Soto
C38 #198 ESTANCIA
Puntarenas, Costa Rica



2008/7/22, Duff, Russ (R.W.) <rduff at visteon.com>:
>
> I also forgot to say, it helps being only 5'8".
>
> Sincerely,
> Russ Duff
> Catalina 38, Hull #112
> "AVANTURA"
> Lake Erie
> Grosse Ile, Michigan
> RDUFF AT VISTEON DOT COM
> AVANTURA AT COMCAST DOT NET
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
> [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Duff, Russ (R.W.)
> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 10:41 AM
> To: william_k_19810 at yahoo.com; Catalina 38 Listserve
> Subject: Re: [C38] shifter follow-up
>
> You need to cut the floor and inboard wall out of the port side sail
> locker.
> This is one of the best mods I have done. With this out I was able to
> replace rotted plywood from under the cockpit sole, fix a broken exhaust
> pipe, remove the muffler, re-tap a snapped stud in the exhaust manifold....
> The list goes on.  With the floor removed I can crawl right inside
> underneath the cockpit sole. I wish I had pictures.
>
> Sincerely,
> Russ Duff
> Catalina 38, Hull #112
> "AVANTURA"
> Lake Erie
> Grosse Ile, Michigan
> RDUFF AT VISTEON DOT COM
> AVANTURA AT COMCAST DOT NET
> -----Original Message-----
> From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
> [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of William Knowles
> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 10:34 AM
> To: listserve at catalina38.org
> Subject: [C38] shifter follow-up
>
> I thought I would let everyone know what I found this past weekend with the
> shifter. I appears that the cable was the culprit. When I ran the engine
> and
> shifted with the leaver on the transmission everything worked fine, but
> when
> I tried it with the shift leaver it hung up again. I could not get the
> bracket off to adjust the cable as it looked to have a small bend when in
> gear  and was not  centered in neutral. Since the yard will have to remove
> and replace the bracket I choose to do the cable at the  same time since
> the
> labor will be the most of the cost. Will let you know how it comes out. One
> more thing those of you who fixed this problem yourself how did you fit in
> the opening and get your hands in to get enough leverage? I am 6 foot about
> 200 lbs and just could not fit my shoulders were the biggest problem.
> AS always thanks for all the insight.
> P.S. Is anyone going to be at the rendezvous this weekend in maryland. Hope
> to meet other 38 owners. I will be coming by land yacht as my crew (wife)
> will be in Cleveland.
>
>
>
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