Broken Throtle Cable Ruins Beautiful Day

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Re: Broken Throtle Cable Ruins Beautiful Day

Post by Neil Gordon »

pete faga wrote:Check out Joe's harbor on google earth

Tight and tidal
Sailing off the mooring might be hairy?
On the other hand, sailing on and off eliminates the part where the prop engages a winter stick.
Fair winds, Neil

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Re: Broken Throtle Cable Ruins Beautiful Day

Post by Joe Myerson »

Neil Gordon wrote:
pete faga wrote:Check out Joe's harbor on google earth

Tight and tidal
Sailing off the mooring might be hairy?
On the other hand, sailing on and off eliminates the part where the prop engages a winter stick.
Leave it to Neil to remember that episode! BTW if I wanted to end the season, I could sail off the mooring on a favorable (northwest) wind and falling tide and probably sail onto a mooring at Parker's Boat Yard. However, I'm hoping to get a tiny bit more sailing in this beautiful October weather.

It took me close to three days to replace the cable, find the right one (involved driving to New Bedford), install the new one and figure out what had gone wrong. But everything's running great now--my 1GM is idling at 500 rpm, which might be a bit fast, but I'm not complaining.

BTW, it was corrosion in the Morse single-lever control that caused the cable to bind. I've greased the offending part and plan to take it out, grind it smooth, refinish it (Rustoleum?) and reinstall it over the winter.

Thanks, everyone, for your advice.

BTW, reinstallation was actually pretty easy. Removal was an exercise in frustration and contortion which might require several chiropractic visits. Clearly Cape Dory had a crew of very small people working on engine installation.

--Joe
Former Commodore, CDSOA
Former Captain, Northeast Fleet
S/V Crème Brûlée, CD 25D, Hull # 80

"What a greate matter it is to saile a shyppe or goe to sea."
--Capt. John Smith, 1627
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