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[Bob M]

Launched my Islandia for the season this past Saturday. I've noticed that the F-N-R lever is stiffer than it was last year and it does not always allow for the the throttle to move forward without pushing it very far forward. Is there a way to lubricate the cable? I spoke briefly to my local marina mechanic (who I have yet to use) and he said the cable could ONLY be replaced? Any other experiences out there with the shifter cable/lever?

[Toes In The Water]

I would assume that you can lubricate the cables on your Islandia. The engine manual for mine has a procedure on how to lubricate the cables and how often. I own a motorcycle and it is the exact same, the cables have to be lubricate every so often.

[Bob M]

Thanks TITW. I did find something in the manual but it was not very detailed. I assume that the lubrication should take place by the drives and likely by the control itself. Would you mind summarizing what your manual suggests?

[Toes In The Water]

Sorry for the late response, but I my manual is pretty generic and it doesn't give specifics on how to lubricate the cable.

[Bob M]

Thanks for letting me know. Yeah both the manual and the shop manual just say to lubricate, but don't have any specifics. I pulled the boat out of the water and put the recommended SeaDoo lubricant on the cable areas on both the gate cable and steering cable and it is back to about that effort that it was before. The lubricant is pretty thick and water resistant and I think I can lean over the swim platform and smear it around the cables periodically. Like I said the mechanic at my marina said the ONLY thing that can be done is to replace the cable so this is better than incurring that cost since the lube helps. Happy boating !!

[igneous]

Sorry for late reply...But sounds like you need to remove reverse bucket and nozzle and sand down the plastic spacer pieces. First, grab bucket and see how easily it moves. If it's hard to move, do above by removing the 4 bolts and sand or file spacers down evenly until rev bucket moves freely. Dangerous to be on lake until you get this done.