I have an old MD 17 C. Yesterday on the way down the Miami river with an outgoing current of 6knts it refused to go into forward. I almost went aground and hit a cement pier.
Last year my wife took the transmission out as it was slipping in forward gear, instead of rebuilding the asbestos pads on the cone itself, (on the advice of a Cuban mechanic :-)) she had a brass sleeve installed on the inside wall instead, where the asbestos pads would touch. Now the brass has apparently worn down so the shifter cannot push the cone all the way in to engage the walls. A new transmission is 6000USD a rebuild the same way 600USD new pads 1400USD sounds steep . I thought of using my dremel and taking an 1/8 inch of the little shifter so it can engage better. It is only a temp fix. Any ideas Regards John
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