> 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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