Jeanneau NC9 gear shift

[Nick Wight]

Late last Friday we took delivery of a new-to-us 2016 Jeanneau NC9 fitted with a VP D4/260 with DPH drive and 120 running hours. Our previous boat had the same engine/drive set-up, but did not have an actuator on the gear select and so was heavy and imprecise in operation, but was quiet on engagement. The NC9 has an actuator and I can hear and feel a not insignificant "thump" when it engages gear. Everything functions as it should and after 5 years of heaving on the control, the light action with the actuator is a sheer delight! But, is the "thump" to be expected?

 

[Bowlerhat]

Not sure if we have the same thing going on, but the symptoms seem to be the same. Sterndrive clunk on engagement

I think the VP/DPH set up uses a cone clutch too …

You’ll see from the end of the thread that I’ve taken the ‘carry on and monitor‘ route. I’m still pretty sure the cone clutch isn’t correctly/perfectly adjusted and am waiting to compare with an identical boat on the next marina to ours. I will report back.

 

[Chris_d]

How many hours was the previous boat? I was under the impression you only had to worry when it stopped making the clunk on engagement

 

[volvopaul]

Not sure if we have the same thing going on, but the symptoms seem to be the same. Sterndrive clunk on engagement

I think the VP/DPH set up uses a cone clutch too …

You’ll see from the end of the thread that I’ve taken the ‘carry on and monitor‘ route. I’m still pretty sure the cone clutch isn’t correctly/perfectly adjusted and am waiting to compare with an identical boat on the next marina to ours. I will report back.

Nothing wrong there