Yankee 30 Message Board

Posted by Steve Botts on 9/26/2004, 4:58 pm, in reply to "A4 shift lever"
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--Previous Message-- : I just bought a Yankee 30. It has an Atomic 4 : engine which evidently came from a Catalina. : The shift lever as is about 10 inches long, : and sticks straight up from the transmission. : Because of this, the lever interfers with the : engine cover (box?). I suspect that the lever : should point down. Can anyone tell me if : that's the case, and also long the lever : should be? The distance from the shift shaft : center to the hole in the shift lever is the : critical one I'd guess. A pic showing the : routing and connection of the shift cable : would be most appreciated. : Regards, Norm : Hi Norm, I'm guessing a little on the distance, but you're right that it points down. Someting like 4-5" center to center. You should be able to tell from the shift cable mounting bracket in the bilge on the starboard side. The cable goes from the cockpit on the port side, curves around under the cockpit sole, and then goes into the bilge and runs along the starboard side up to the engine. So which Yankee 30 did you purchase? Where do you sail? etc.