remote shift cable

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freddyray21

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My brother just bought this boat. 1978 Searay with a newer 5.7 engine. It shifts into and out of forward fine, but won't shift into reverse. When I unhook the remote cable and manually shift it using the shift cable it shifts fine both forward and reverse. When moving the remote cable with it off there is a lot of movement in the cable going into forward and it will come back to neutral, but going into reverse there is little if any movement. I can pull the cable out with a pair of pliers, but it's stiff. Adjustment in the shift box or new cable or what?
 
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freddyray21

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Re: remote shift cable

I'll tell my brother. Of course this was supposed to be one of those boats that only needed a fuel pump. We replaced it and now it's running (only if you bypass the oil pressure switch) and now this shifting problem
 
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freddyray21

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Re: remote shift cable

pull the cable out and as was said. It needed replacing. It had about a 4 inch split in it. Now if I can get it adjusted right.
 
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