Hello,
Problem: During the 2009
boating season, my Oday 27 sailboat ran into a snag. The
engine controls, for throttle and shift were seemingly sticky, not operating smooth into
gear and the throttle wasn't working well. It felt like it was tight. (the red lever -forward/neutral/reverse and the black lever for throttle)
The dual levers seemed to always want to move together, instead of seperate and independently. Amid trying to remove the cover and trying to unstick the dual
engine control handles, the center bolt sheared off. Now i can't get it back together without removing the entire
interior pieces and somehow pop out the center bolt and replace it.
Plus, the engine controls frame which is mounted under the starboard
cockpit seatee, seems to have always moved back and forth when i used the throttle or putting the Atomic 4 engine into
gear.
Question: Can i replace this system with a
single lever engine control ? and what
single lever, side mounted dual control engine control be best suited for a sailboat?
Mark