Just (supposed to be) cruisin'
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:25 am
It's me again,
I just thought I'd update on our 'little' problem with 'Our Eden'. Having replaced the gear lever and Morse cable end connection, mentioned elsewhere, I had some bother trying to get the positioning or tension of the cable correct so as to select gear at all. It took a couple of hours mucking about, tighten it a bit, loosen it a bit, tighten it a bit more, loosen it a bit again, etc, etc - until I decided to have a lookee at the control lever, and how it works.
There is a thingee inside that allows selection of forward or reverse then extends into further throttle. This was the current problem. Someone at sometime had managed to damage the cogged arrangement that engages the gears so the re-engagement of neutral became almost impossible. I mended it, after a bit cursing and not a little blood spilled in libation only to have it disengage the very next time we went out for a sail. Boy, that was fun!
We were just about to turn into Moons Bridge Marina when a cross-wind decided to play with us forcing me to need reverse - ping!!! We drifted aimlessly across the canal unable to engage forward or reverse straight into a bunch of reeds/weeds that prevented us getting onto the towpath! All this in full sight of anyone in the marina - only, there was no one in the marina, mid-week you see. First it took half an hour to finally get off onto the bank. We were now stuck on a lee shore with no means of propulsion, just the width of the canal away from our destination.
Oh, the indignity of it, we hailed a passing canoeist who obliged by taking a forward mooring line across and pulling us bow first into the entrance where we were able to take over and man-handle (or woman-handle) the boat into her berth. The canoeist, duly repaid with quick cup of coffee, went on his way while we settled down to once again to removing the control from the console to check that this mishap had indeed been caused by the same parts slipping.
What I didn't mention was that this was now the third time - guess what? It shouldn't happen again - we ordered a new controller!!
The boating malarkey is fun, isn't it? I'm hoping that this is the only major problem we have for a while as I'd really like to go sailing, not sit in the marina repairing the d**n thing.
Rita and David (our Eden)
I just thought I'd update on our 'little' problem with 'Our Eden'. Having replaced the gear lever and Morse cable end connection, mentioned elsewhere, I had some bother trying to get the positioning or tension of the cable correct so as to select gear at all. It took a couple of hours mucking about, tighten it a bit, loosen it a bit, tighten it a bit more, loosen it a bit again, etc, etc - until I decided to have a lookee at the control lever, and how it works.
There is a thingee inside that allows selection of forward or reverse then extends into further throttle. This was the current problem. Someone at sometime had managed to damage the cogged arrangement that engages the gears so the re-engagement of neutral became almost impossible. I mended it, after a bit cursing and not a little blood spilled in libation only to have it disengage the very next time we went out for a sail. Boy, that was fun!
We were just about to turn into Moons Bridge Marina when a cross-wind decided to play with us forcing me to need reverse - ping!!! We drifted aimlessly across the canal unable to engage forward or reverse straight into a bunch of reeds/weeds that prevented us getting onto the towpath! All this in full sight of anyone in the marina - only, there was no one in the marina, mid-week you see. First it took half an hour to finally get off onto the bank. We were now stuck on a lee shore with no means of propulsion, just the width of the canal away from our destination.
Oh, the indignity of it, we hailed a passing canoeist who obliged by taking a forward mooring line across and pulling us bow first into the entrance where we were able to take over and man-handle (or woman-handle) the boat into her berth. The canoeist, duly repaid with quick cup of coffee, went on his way while we settled down to once again to removing the control from the console to check that this mishap had indeed been caused by the same parts slipping.
What I didn't mention was that this was now the third time - guess what? It shouldn't happen again - we ordered a new controller!!
The boating malarkey is fun, isn't it? I'm hoping that this is the only major problem we have for a while as I'd really like to go sailing, not sit in the marina repairing the d**n thing.
Rita and David (our Eden)