The cable is also held in place by a clamp with an acorn nut on the aft side of the pedestal about knee high. I'm told it is a PIA to get the new cable in the clamp.
On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Sébastien Lemieux <s.lemi...@umontreal.ca>wrote: > Hello Marek, > > The original compass on mine appeared to have been modified by the > previous owner. It was held in place by screws on the upper part of the > chrome collar holding the compass. There was screw covers need the bottom > part of the collar that were not covering anything in my case, they could > look a bit like rivet but are easy to pop out using a thin blade, you might > find your screws there. > > This spring, I installed a new compass and the attachment is now as > Jonathan described (under the light cover of the compass). > > There is not much adjustment to be made that the pedestal end of the > transmission cable on my boat. Below is a link of what I found when I > first opened up the pedestal. In mine, I have two position to attach the > transmission cable and it was already attached the the position with the > most travel. My lever also hits the SS guard in forward position but I the > transmission is solidly engaged at that point. > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/60uqvkuvcc3yvir/DSC_0019.jpg > > Hope this helps, > > Sébastien Lemieux > Merlot X - C&C 30 mk2 1987 > Lake Champlain > > > On 2013-08-28, at 8:19 , Marek Dziedzic <dziedzi...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > I bet that this topic has been discussed, but I would appreciate some > hints. > > I have a problem with the transmission lever/cable - the transmission > barely engages (and sometimes does not), when I switch to forward - the > lever hits the binnacle. The easy option would be to make adjustments at > the transmission end; however, I am at the end of the adjustments. > > I looked, briefly, at removing the compass, but I could not find any bolts > or other fasteners that hold it to the pedestal. > > I would appreciate any hints on how to remove the compass, so that I could > get into the belly of the pedestal and adjust the transmission cable. > > thanks > > Marek Dziedzic > in Ottawa > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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