mrangry
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On going astern when berthing I noticed the boat was unresponsive.......found the problem
Boat unresponsive in astern
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Boathook
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The controls must of been difficult to use, long before the cable split.
alahol2
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Apart from looking at them every winter there is no maintenance that can be done on control cables. My gear cable is the same age as the engine (20 years), the throttle cable could be the same age as the boat (47 years). Do I wait for one or other to break, do I just carry spares or do I replace them this coming winter?
KevinV
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That's an easy one - now you've thought about it it'll pray on your mind until you do it. That's how that sort of thing works for me anyway
KevinV
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Not exactly easy to get at with a squirt of oil every now and then
I hope you managed to berth safely?
alahol2
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It will prey on my mind until something else starts to prey on my mind then I'll forget about the cables until something else reminds me...That's an easy one - now you've thought about it it'll pray on your mind until you do it. That's how that sort of thing works for me anyway
Boathook
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Check them over for signs of the outer cover splitting and if the controls started to feel stiff / clunky.
Refueler
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I had my Gear Change cable do same recently .... had to lift the cockpit sole and move gear lever on the gearbox with a piece of wood ...
All was fine until boat lifted in to return home !! Started engine and then nothing FWD or ASTERN !
New morse cable fitted ... all good now.
Launched boat and I had asked yard to hold her in the slings for a while - to let me run engine for a bit - hasn't been run for over a year .... when testing AHEAD - ASTERN ... nothing !
Took the single lever control of cockpit side to check cable connected - all fine .... then lifted cockpit sole - as can be seen - the cable is connected to gear box ... looks like cable has broken somewhere along its length ... DRAT !!
All was fine until boat lifted in to return home !! Started engine and then nothing FWD or ASTERN !
New morse cable fitted ... all good now.
Launched boat and I had asked yard to hold her in the slings for a while - to let me run engine for a bit - hasn't been run for over a year .... when testing AHEAD - ASTERN ... nothing !
Took the single lever control of cockpit side to check cable connected - all fine .... then lifted cockpit sole - as can be seen - the cable is connected to gear box ... looks like cable has broken somewhere along its length ... DRAT !!