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Yeah Boomerang ask me how we found out it was broke? Went to move it out of the dock…if I would’ve been alone it could’ve been bad. Anyhow I plan on replacing all of them because if one can go bad they all can. Piece of mind insurance i guess you can say

So basically because it wasn’t attached it would push the cable down (forward position) but wouldn’t let it pull back because piece above would just slide up

I got the upper station apart and this is what I find…I am assuming this piece should not be separated from the other part. This was connected to the shift lever and the other end was in the jacket I guess you would say…looks like a new cable is needed

Well not yet because I wanted to narrow down the problem to the upper helm or lower. Maybe I should take apart the bottom controls to see what’s going on there

So I just realized that the upper helm controls on my boat do not work properly…the throttle seems to work fine but the gear will only go in forward if in reverse but once in forward will not go into reversed. The lever just moves almost freely but you can see it moving the cable. Someone please...

Thanks for all the great advice and suggestions! I have been going through the boat with a fine tooth comb trying to learn as much as I can. Haven’t even taken it out since I bought it because I want to know everything before then. I did sign up with SeaTow and I will with BoatUS in the near...

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I am starting from Pensacola as that is where I bought the boat. I have owned a restaurant for the past 6 years and have worked my butt off so now I am ready for an adventure and believe me I know a boat this old is definitely gonna be an “adventure” ��

Hey y'all, So I just bought my boat, a '72 Marine Trader 33. This is my first time as a "big" boat owner and first time posting here. Any advice for a newbie? My plan is to do the Great Loop starting in January so I am trying to get everything in order now with the boat. I look forward to...