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From: Albin43SDtr (no email)
Date: Wed Jun 02 2004 - 19:17:54 EDT
Harry and all,
>Here's my problem: I have Morse two-handle controls on the upper and lower
>stations of my 1984 Monk 36 trawler.
>
>Last year, I had no problems. This year, at the upper station, I have about
>a 5-second delay when shifting into reverse, and the handle action seems
>stiff. There is little or no delay at all when shifting at the lower
>station. The upper station cables come down and tie into the lower station,
This spring, the starboard upper helm shift lever on the Celestial started
to get hard to shift, while the lower helm was fine. The controls are
"daisy chained", in that the upper control moves the lower control which
then moves the engine controls as yours are (the other common method is to
run both cables directly to the engine). Upon taking the units apart, it
became obvious that the upper helm cable was binding up in the lower helm
control unit. Surprisingly, it took very little "binding" to completely
lock the upper helm control system due to the lever-arm angles involved.
All that was required was to lubricate the system. Now, both controls at
both stations are free.
YMMV
Take care and be safe.
Wayne
M/V Celestial
Albin43 Sundeck
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