MikeHorsfall
Member
My wife and I are new Monk 36 owners, and we were getting a “lesson” in docking by maneuvering in an empty section of the marina. We were on the fly bridge; I was at the helm. I was nudging her in and out of reverse and forward, with the rpm at 600 or so, when I went from reverse, to neutral, to forward, and didn’t feel anything engage when I pushed the lever (stick? gear shift?) to forward. I tried it again. The transmission was stuck idling in reverse.
Needless to say, we backed into the slip behind us, bumping hard enough to dent the swim platform. We had sense enough not to try to stop it with our arms or feet, but it was still un-nerving.
As it turns out, the lever in the salon was in reverse when we went below to use that station to steer the boat. The transmission worked fine from there. Our guide stayed below, and I went up top. I detected no movement from the transmission stick when it was shifted from the cabin below.
Has anyone had this happen?
Thanks.
Mike Horsfall
M/V “Blue Monk” Monk 36 #107
S/V “Sarabande” Cal 25
Needless to say, we backed into the slip behind us, bumping hard enough to dent the swim platform. We had sense enough not to try to stop it with our arms or feet, but it was still un-nerving.
As it turns out, the lever in the salon was in reverse when we went below to use that station to steer the boat. The transmission worked fine from there. Our guide stayed below, and I went up top. I detected no movement from the transmission stick when it was shifted from the cabin below.
Has anyone had this happen?
Thanks.
Mike Horsfall
M/V “Blue Monk” Monk 36 #107
S/V “Sarabande” Cal 25