Phil de l'Etoile, Brave Duck 37V67
Last year our transmission failed while pulling up to a fuel dock, and this year our shifting cable broke while docking. At first I thought we were quite lucky that both incidents occurred at the dock, but in retrospect, that would normally be the case because other than docking or anchoring, one would not likely to be shifting while underway.
The throttle is another question however. That could break at any time. Remember, these cables are 25 years old. Also, in the process of installing new cables, we saw that the cable pathway just below the controller was rather abrupt just before going into the back shower. Actually, that's exactly the point where the cable broke - about 9" from the controller. Other than perhaps moving the controller farther aft in order to straighten the cable path, I saw no solution to this problem and we replaced the throttle cable as well simply because of its age.
I didn't save the original throttle cable because I see no likelihood that I would ever attempt to replace a broken cable out on the water. FYI the cable numbers are located on one end of each cable. If it is on the engine end it is accessible, on the controller end, not so much. It is handy to have these numbers because you may need to order new ones and may want to do that as soon as possible. My cables were 22' and 24' in length, and the numbers were: 33C 22FT 7KO6 NTM, and 33C 24FT 7KO6 NTM respectively. Although I’m not happy with the tight curve of the cables below the controller, I see no alternative.
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