> While motoring today we had the boat suddenly start vibrating violently. I > had encountered this periodically before and thought something was going on > with the prop. It has been getting gradually worse this season. I am pretty > sure now it is the transmission slipping partly out of gear. Slowing the > engine , shifting to neutral then back into gear makes it smooth again, but > today it happened over and over. In Jamestown at marina so i looked at > transmission to see if it was a cable issue. Very confused by what i see and > not something i have ever worked on. My guess is that cable is not allowing > shifter to fully engage or else transmission is shot. There is an area of the > engine support that appears to be worn away by the shifter movement???? No > idea how that could be. Also there is a green sleeve on the cable near the > clamp but not in the clamp. I am wondering if the cable is clamped so that it > cannot rotate forward far enough to engage completely. Considering loosening > clamp and moving cable housing forward but not sure if that would allow it to > fully engage. What sets the limit of that shifter movement? Any thoughts > appreciated. Dave > Ps. I have pics but cant send to list. > > Sent from my iPhone
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