gear shift on a 280

Captn TJ

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Sep 19, 2017
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Catawba Island, Oh
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2005 280DA
Raymarine E80
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5.0 with Bravo 3
As anyone accessed the gear shift box on a 280? Mine is slightly loose and I want to tighten it down to the fiberglass. Looks like it's bolted in vs. screwed in so I'd have to get in underneath
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Looks straight forward to access if you do have to get underneath.

Is it fastened to the darker tan piece that's screwed/sealed to the wall like an insert?

EDIT: That black cover must pop off some how. I see them on e-bay for sale.
 
As anyone accessed the gear shift box on a 280? Mine is slightly loose and I want to tighten it down to the fiberglass. Looks like it's bolted in vs. screwed in so I'd have to get in underneath View attachment 53479

cover does come off but be very careful with it the tabs can break. I believe from there you'll be able to see the mounting screws. See attached doc for the shift instruction manual
 

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cover does come off but be very careful with it the tabs can break. I believe from there you'll be able to see the mounting screws. See attached doc for the shift instruction manual

That's a nice document..... thanks for sharing.

If you need new wellnuts to resecure the controls...... Lowe's has a good selection of different sizes.
 
cover does come off but be very careful with it the tabs can break. I believe from there you'll be able to see the mounting screws. See attached doc for the shift instruction manual
Thanks for the manual - it's one I don't have. I did pop the cover off and saw the 4 screws that are holding the shifter there. the 2 forward screws are loose and the 2 aft screws are secure. Are you sure these are well nuts holding it in?
 
Thanks for the manual - it's one I don't have. I did pop the cover off and saw the 4 screws that are holding the shifter there. the 2 forward screws are loose and the 2 aft screws are secure. Are you sure these are well nuts holding it in?

sorry I'm not sure on that, are you able to remove any access panels from the underside and get a hand in there? You could probably feel for nuts if there's a possibility it was thru bolted.
 
sorry I'm not sure on that, are you able to remove any access panels from the underside and get a hand in there? You could probably feel for nuts if there's a possibility it was thru bolted.
No access panel underneath - I'd have to remove the entire side panel (big project)
 

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