Morse cables

[jim.howes]

For cheaper cables yes as they have a nice solid stainless steel solid wire around 1.5mm
The more expensive cables have a steel cable inside wound with stainless strip making them very smooth but can't see a use for old ones yet.

Use inner cable as a mouse.

 

[jim.howes]

Thanks. Mine is an SL-3 side-mount.

Hi on the majority of pilot boats i worked on had twin Morse controls but no means of friction control and once in a while we would have a throttle leaver which while under way would work its way back to tick over(poor skipper had to hold the throttle all the time). To over come this we would use a small 'U' shaped clamp which had a small bolt in 1 side and went onto the Morse red jacket cable and the bolt was screwed in until the amount of friction required was achieved to stop the lever returning to tick over but not over restricting movement. The little clamp was a Morse part.

 

[KompetentKrew]

instructions for adjusting friction page 3 item 2.

Thank you very much, @Buck Turgidson. I am much obliged to you.

 

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I would guess that the gear shift lever is bolted onto its shaft?
Sounds like it needs to be set in neutral, disconnect the cable, move gear lever back to upright then adjust cable so it connects back up.
Does that make any sense ?

Thanks, that appears to have worked.

I loosened the nut, stuck the morse in full forward and adjusted the lever to fit the max cable position, reasoning that would give me the max rotation possible.
The shift is significantly better, smooth even.

This is full forward:-

I didn't chip the GRP there, it was already like that. I did have to file a bit to get the lever to go that far though (which is the filed bit on the crack). Which has got me thinking something isn't quite where it should be...