If you are using a modern engine oil with friction modifiers it may be partially causing the problem.
The Paragon transmission does not shift gears in the traditional sense, it has a hub that is a permanently engaged planetary gear. For forward a clutch plate contacts the outer ring gear and planetary carrier, essentially locking the set up. That transfers the input shaft to the output shaft 1:1. The transmission is "wet", meaning it is bathed in engine oil. Despite that the clutch material holds well enough to transfer the torque through using the original spec engine oil. I think some of the newer oils with the friction modifiers are too slippery and the clutch does not hold well under load. I have switched to a Castrol oil, Grand Prix Motorcycle oil. It advertises itself as having good wet clutch performance. Previously I was using a car oil with a SH / SJ rating and friction modifiers. What I noticed was reverse was soft in engaging. Coming off the dock it would take 2 - 3 boat lengths before full power developed. After a couple of oil changes with the Grand Prix SG oil I get great reverse ( and prop walk ) instantly. On another note, the newest motor oils are API SM. To prevent problems with catalytic converters the amount of phosphorus is being reduced. On older motors the phosphorus was critical as an anti-wear additive for simple bearings and other high load points. Michael Brown Windburn C&C 30-1 Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2016 08:21:57 -0600 From: Randy Stafford <randy.staff...@comcast.net> Listers- My Atomic-4 slips out of gear in forward if I open the throttle too much, especially under heavy load. It's not really a problem, because I don't need that much throttle. But I'm just wondering if this a common and fixable issue, or a safety feature, or what. Cheers, Randy
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