How many of you have used bungee cords to keep the throttle from creeping closed?
Come on, tell the truth.
I removed the compass after marking it to keep proper alignment. Then removed the bracket.
See throttle pic…there is an adjustment screw…probably bottomed out. Loosened the screw,
Took off the handle, and pushed the shaft in toward center see throttle1 pic
See the hole worn in the delrin bearing, that’s why there’s no adjustment.
See throttle 2 pic I rotated the bearing with pliers then pushed shaft to proper place…
I put the handle on and adjusted the screw to put tension on the bearing and VOILA! (that’s for Ernie) the throttle stays where it’s supposed to be.
Put the compass back on and now can’t find the replacement light bulb fitting that’s been kicking around all winter.
Damn, I wish everything was this easy.
Joe
26C #156
SEA HORSE
(now has new cutless bearing and shaft seal 1/2 installed) wouldn’t you want to finish the job and not have to crawl in there yet again.
Sandpiper had throttle creep when I bought her but my fix was a little different. The tensioning screw was just worn down to where it didn’t create friction any more. I just replaced it with a longer one and all was well. I don’t remember seeing the delrin part in mine though. Anyway, no more bungees.
Good fix, Joe. I suffered from this terrible condition on my old Carter 30 until I completely re-built the throttle linkage (in a most unorthodox way, using a bike sprocket, etc. - it worked - tiller steering, no pedestal). Looked kinda goofy below but no one saw that.
That boat had a one-lunger Yanmar SVE6, pushing a lot of boat with a big 2 blade prop. Ooodles of torque. The SVE engines were, apparently, built to power inshore fishing boats in Japan. Bulletproof but noisy.
Stay healthy et amusez vous bien, mons ami americain (no capitols for nationalities en francais)
Actually, I noticed the value in that lever myself and always wondered why we didn’t have one like it. Do you have a corresponding one for R - N - F as well?
Helen Dakin
NS33 #7 Sashay
Collins Bay Marina
Kingston ON
Bungees are the new normal in throttling. I have one and 90% of the time we re running at cruising speed. Puts just enough tension to hold it at any position. Loops around the binnacle and has a big plastic hook for the throttle. Mark’s venerable position in BMABC motivates me to carry on !
A simple led light is an easy replacement, just test it before you close it up as pos and neg sometimes matters.
Bungees are passée. I have a small dacron line tied to the throttle lever and a clam cleat on the pedestal, much easier than the inherited bungee. I will see if Joe’s delrin trick will work, would be nice to return to normal.
