-> The room fell silent as Bill Sutton whispered to Dave Brown... 
 
 BS> I was hoping that maybe you could help me with this problem. I also 
 BS> posted it on alt.rec.boats  
Saw it there as well.
 BS> I have a 1987 Bayliner 2450 Ceria Sunbridge with a 260 HP engine and 
 BS> an OMC  outdrive. Last week I could not get the outdrive to shift into 
 BS> forward without  running the RPMs way up and then it stopped going into 
 BS> forward at all (at any  reasonable RPM I ran it up to). 
Is the cable red?
 BS> A service guy at the gas dock where I was lucky enough to have this 
 BS> occur,  told me that my shift cable had stretched and that I should try 
 BS> adjusting the  cable as a temporary fix. He also said that my "Dog 
 BS> gears" sounded fine.  I adjusted the cable on the bottom of a rocker 
 BS> assembly mounted on the engine  one way and nothing worked, so I 
 BS> adjusted it the other way and it seemed to  work fine. Went forward 
 BS> like new.  
 BS> That got me back to the dock where I reversed but then it stayed in 
 BS> reverse  even though the shift was put back in neutral. Again, it took
 BS> a high RPM to  get back into forward (makes docking exciting again). 
 BS> Before I go on adjusting or replacing a "stretched" cable, I thought 
 BS> I'd ask  for some input and some help. 
Definitely needs a cable replacement. Although sometimes referred to as a
stretched cable, what is actually occurring is a loosening of the crimp at
the brass fitting at the drive end of the cable. OMC's newest replacement
cable is twice as thick as the original and now made of stainless steel. DO
NOT USE A JOBBER CABLE in this application. Call me for further info if you
like at 1-613-359-5466 (eastern standard time).
Gotta run,
               Dave Brown
 
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