Panish Controls

[Jasper]

Hi all,
I am lucky enough to have a Palm Beach Pod with Panish Controls on my 53 conv.
However, the boat has hardly been used for years and I am having an issue with "finding" neutral on the controls. The indent for neutral is so slight that quite a few times I have found I am in gear, especially on the Port engine, when I thought I was in neutral. Not the best thing to happen when I am going down the flybridge ladder to help my sons land a big one!
Also the Synchroniser has a problem & when going into neutral, & later trying to move forward, the port eng stays in neutral. I can fix this by a bit of fiddling with the breaker for the synchro but obviously it needs attention.
Other than this I like the Panish feel & luckily the 53 is so EASY to maneuver that it is not too much hassle in close quarters, but I want it right. I notice Jim Rosenthal has some experience with them. Best way to make adjustments? The system is easy to access in the ER above the port engine.
Thanks in advance.
George

 

[jim rosenthal]

Call Rob Panish, go over this with him. But I think the detent, which is a spring-loaded ball, is probably down on the transmission itself, not so much on the control unit. I can't recall if the control has a detent. Pull the cover off it and look inside, also look underneath the console and see. Different Panish controls have different setups. Where is your boat? If you are local, I can take a look. I am in MD.