Sunday, October 24, 2010

Adjustments and a prop

Spent this weekend working on the shifter setup. Discovered that the lock plate and the rod on the shift lever were not properly aligned. Took it apart and aligned all the parts correctly. Now the lock locks when it pops into neutral and does not hang at the wrong point in the lever movement. Also increased the load on the neutral detent so that it feels a lot more positive at the neutral position. Finally, moved the control down and aft to get it clear of the steering wheel. Hopefully all of this will work out when I get her back on the water.

To work out my prop problems I purchased a Solas Amita 4 blade 14x19. Will report back how well it works out. Verified that the cavitation plate is 0.5" above the bottom of the boat. Hopefully, that is not a problem.

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