2013 yamaha 24 ho

[Dave berry]

have problem 2013 Yamaha 24ho bought with 51 hrs first owner installed cobria fins I drove boat did not shift he docked hard going into D from n R stiff also goes in but hard motors not running shifting easy and smooth once motors start hard to move both shifters any ideals

 

[bigblank69]

No idea what your trying to say...

Shifting from forward to reverse shouldn't have an effect on the engines as the only thing controlled by the shifter is RPM and the buckets. These boats don't have a reverse gear like a sterndrive or v-drive.

 

[Dave berry]

engines are fine when shift from neautal to forward or reverse to move buckets real hard to move they work but are real stiff if motors are not running shifters move much smoother

 

[Gym]

@Dave berry. As @bigblank69 stated the shifting from forward to reverse has nothing to do with the engines whether they are running or not. The shifting system is actually a very simple cable, attached to the shift/throttle lever which goes to each thrust diverter bucket at the rear of your boat.

First, with the engines off, while on the trailer, I would operate each lever independently to see if one shifter is stiffer than the other. If either or both are stiff I would disconnect the stiff cable, or both from the diverter bucket at the rear of the boat. These disconnect very easily with a spring loaded clip at the buckets. If after doing this you find the shifters now move easily your issue is the diverter buckets. They may have warn bushings or need some cleaning or lubrication at the hinge points. If you find the shifters still stiff you need to replace your cables. Let us know what you find.

 

[ToddW850]

This is purely a guess, but you need to check and make sure the bolts are tight for your buckets on the jets (back of the boat). If the buckets are loose, maybe they are interfering with the up and down motion while the engines are on. While the engines are off, there is no pressure. Again, just a guess.

 

[Cobra Jet Steering LLC]

Or possibly someone installed your steering wrong, just to be safe make sure they put in the small bushings where the bolts go through the reverse hoods, if not the system will bind up.

 

[Dave berry]

@Dave berry. As @bigblank69 stated the shifting from forward to reverse has nothing to do with the engines whether they are running or not. The shifting system is actually a very simple cable, attached to the shift/throttle lever which goes to each thrust diverter bucket at the rear of your boat.

First, with the engines off, while on the trailer, I would operate each lever independently to see if one shifter is stiffer than the other. If either or both are stiff I would disconnect the stiff cable, or both from the diverter bucket at the rear of the boat. These disconnect very easily with a spring loaded clip at the buckets. If after doing this you find the shifters now move easily your issue is the diverter buckets. They may have warn bushings or need some cleaning or lubrication at the hinge points. If you find the shifters still stiff you need to replace your cables. Let us know what you find.

Had someone shift f n r while I sprayed wd 40 inside cable small hole took a while rust coming out shifter work 80 percent better Thanks for infor