Montenido
Senior Member
- Joined
- Dec 3, 2014
- Messages
- 386
- Location
- Mexico
- Vessel Name
- Ansedonia
- Vessel Make
- Californian/Carver 52CPMY
Hi folks,
My new-to-me boat has twin Cat 3209TAs, with Twin Disc trannies. On my recent trip down to the Sea of Cortez, I managed to wrap a line around one of my props. While in the water, my crew noticed that the port prop was still turning slowly while in neutral. I had never noticed this before, so we shut both motors down to clear the line.
Anyway, I have Hynautic hydraulic controls for both the motors and trannies. Could this just be a linkage adjustment problem? I will take a closer look when I return to MX in December. This certainly explains why my boat moves erratically while I am anchoring, etc. Although the prop spins, I think it is slower that when it is actually engaged in gear at idle.
Any suggestions are welcome. I'm not sure of the exact model of tranny, but I will check that next time down.
Thanks and cheers, Bill
My new-to-me boat has twin Cat 3209TAs, with Twin Disc trannies. On my recent trip down to the Sea of Cortez, I managed to wrap a line around one of my props. While in the water, my crew noticed that the port prop was still turning slowly while in neutral. I had never noticed this before, so we shut both motors down to clear the line.
Anyway, I have Hynautic hydraulic controls for both the motors and trannies. Could this just be a linkage adjustment problem? I will take a closer look when I return to MX in December. This certainly explains why my boat moves erratically while I am anchoring, etc. Although the prop spins, I think it is slower that when it is actually engaged in gear at idle.
Any suggestions are welcome. I'm not sure of the exact model of tranny, but I will check that next time down.
Thanks and cheers, Bill