Re: "Manual" Shift interrupter switch, instead off original?
Okay then yes it should work. You'll still have to be a bit crafty with your shifting skill for it to work without stressing out the cable.
"Practice makes perfect"
Sounds dangerous to me....
You might as well shut it off every time you want to take it out of gear....
I have a 16ft race boat where i have pulled out the safety switches, so i can start the engine in forward or reverse (propeller with a alloy hub tears to mutch on the gear teeth, when shifting in the conventional way..)
installed a start and stop push buttons on the shift control, besides the trim switch, and throttle is controlled with a gas pedal.
for the last two years i have never had any dangerous situations with this one, when docking etc, so seriously i dont think i will have any problems operating a cut out switch at the same time when shifting..
You just gotta know what you are dealing with.
your going to have to install a alpha shift plate in place of your bravo and thats where the switch is any way. why not do it right and be done.
A: I dont have a Alpha shift plate.
B: The boat will be set in water on the following weekend
C: in my opinion it doesent mather in what way you will get the pressure eased from the gears, without stalling offcourse.
So long as your engine is still spinning faster or as fast as the starter turns it, you will be fine.
Ok.
Keep in mind, you are asking people to give advice on something that could be really unsafe, both in terms of engine wear, drive wear and cable stretch, but also in terms of possible stalling when engine/shift control is most needed (avoiding a collision).
Frankly, not asking why would be a little irresponsible and jimmy rigging something so crucial is as well. I hate that stupid switch as well, but it exists and is needed, so it needs to be there.
My answer to Haut might give you an idea what experiense i have of this kind of stuff.
Excessive engine wear is nothing to be worried about in this case, and the alpha one drive works just fine without the cut out switch, also without any worries of excessive wear.
Know a couple of daycruisers with alpha drive and warious types of 4cyl car diesel engines (Mitsubishi &Toyota etc, tuned up between 120-170bhp) and the shift cut-out system has been deactivated in both cases, cause at idle they run pretty rough compared to a 6 or 8 cyl engine, so they simply do not need any devices that would ease constant gear pressure in the drive.
Sure, there is likely a 'sweet spot' in the shift where it could go, but shift cables stretch, and one day that sweet spot will move.. what will be happening when it does? I hope not a near collision..
I think the shift cable wont stretch so long i do not have to operate the shift control with brutal force.
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