Re: Stus-List Paragon Transmission - Reverse

[Brian Davis via CnC-List]

No, not sure what a folding prop is.  It's a vdrive and the Paragon trans
has a friction brake clamp to engage the reverse when shifted.  I didn't
know that you had to hold the gear shifter firmly into reverse after
shifting...hence the slipping.  I learned this after trying to adjust the
brake clamp via the instructions that came with the boat from the PO.
That's when the clamp itself cracked and broke.  I have the original trans
and can swap out the part.  Just can't get the tranny pulled from the
engine... I should have never tried to tighten it and investigated more
about the nature of this type of tranny.  Ugh...live and learn.  At least
I'm at the marina when this all happened.


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On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 10:46 AM, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

> Brian
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> I think earlier you mentioned that you have a folding prop.  Reverse with
> a Martec Folding prop takes a lot longer to bite than does a fixed or even
> geared prop.  I wonder if maybe that was your “slipping” in reverse?
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> Mike
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> Not in Florida
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> *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Brian
> Davis via CnC-List
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 05, 2016 11:26 AM
> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> *Cc:* Brian Davis
> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Paragon Transmission
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> Yikes!!  Yes, that is similar to mine recently...my reverse was slipping
> and as I came into a marina (slowly)... reverse had no effect and we almost
> kissed a $1 million yacht.  I thought that owner was going to have a heart
> attack like I almost did.  I kneeled down and kissed the dock once we tied
> up at the slip.
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Re: Stus-List Paragon Transmission - Reverse

[Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List]

Brian

I think earlier you mentioned that you have a folding prop.  Reverse with a 
Martec Folding prop takes a lot longer to bite than does a fixed or even geared 
prop.  I wonder if maybe that was your “slipping” in reverse?

Mike
Not in Florida

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Brian Davis 
via CnC-List
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2016 11:26 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Brian Davis
Subject: Re: Stus-List Paragon Transmission

Yikes!!  Yes, that is similar to mine recently...my reverse was slipping and as 
I came into a marina (slowly)... reverse had no effect and we almost kissed a 
$1 million yacht.  I thought that owner was going to have a heart attack like I 
almost did.  I kneeled down and kissed the dock once we tied up at the slip.

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