Stop cable adjustment

[Jerry T]

Hello,

I am the proud new owner of a 1999 Beneteau 311.  As I have been going over her I noticed that the STOP knob at the binnacle end will not push in all of the way - about an inch sticks out.  I tried to remedy this by loosening the other end of the cable that attaches to the stop lever.  I thought I would have been able to push that cable all the way in once detached, but that was not the case.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

[Mark J Wilme]

Mine did the same (OC381) and was stiff. I pulled out the cable to replace it but in the end just dismantled the entire cable, cleaned it up and lubed it and put it back together - now it is no longer stiff and I was able to adjust it so that it pushes in all the way.

PS - I also replaced the end knob with one I found at Ace Hardware store, the new one I can get two fingers behind, its just easier to use 

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[trimsails]

Thanks Mark,

Will you please share how you adjusted the inner cable length?

Jerry

[Mark J Wilme]

The adjustment was at the engine end

From memory - I reinstalled the cable and pushed the knob all the way in at the panel. I then set the outer sleeve against its stop on the engine and (I think) tightened the clamp or something here to hold the sleeve in place. I then threaded the inner wire through the hole and gently pulled it with needle nose pliers until it was tight and tightened the lock screw (with a little red loctite on it so it would knot vibrate loose. I may have also added a secondary stop on the end of the cable to stop it backing off (I used the inside of a EU style 'electrical block connector' for this - just the brass part)

[trimsails]

Perfect, thanks Mark!