Capitol Transmissions

Have you tried contacting these folks http://www.capitolgear.com/
BTW, that slide comes when you put a 6 or 10 footer on your quarter. A 6 footer in the Ches would be stacked together and just beat you to death so I doubt you'd deal with a slide much. Good boat there.

The mouth of the Potomac is nothing to mess with. When I came by there in early June there was a nasty squall and there were calls out regarding an overturned boat with people in the water.
I'll take overbuilt any time. That 46 Post (and the 42) were used a lot in the charter fishing industry before things got fancy. Good boat.
30 year old transmissions (or anything else) can be hard to find parts for. Hope that site helps. If not you may want to look through some bone yards.

Take a look at this site, they might have a spare for you.

http://www.surplusman.com/Browse.php?menuid=106&catid=&imgOnly=0&pg=1

I haven't been on this site in a long time. A few years ago, there wasn't much activity.

2 years ago, I changed my Capital Gears to Twin Disc on a 1982 42' Post. I was told by one mechanic that he had seen grown men cry from trying to do this. He was right. I cried.

If I had only know what I know now, it would have been fairly easy. If anyone would like to hear what I've learned, please let me know.

The port gear wore out. When I started the engine it would be in gear until oil pressure built. Shift delay was 8 to 10 seconds. Oil pressure was low. I was told the cost was prohibitive to repair it by Marine Transmission in Fort Lauderdale.

I've still got the starboard gear and it was working fine when I took it out. I was told the port wears out first because they have a counter gear for reverse rotation. If anyone needs the stbd gear, I'd be happy to let it go.

The Twin Discs really improve the engine room. You can't believe how much more room there is. I've also now got a trolling valve.

This is not a job to be undertaken lightly however. I wouldn't do it unless you have to.

Capitol Gears

does anyone have a cost estimate to remove, rebuild, and replace a capitol gear on a 46 Post?

Capitol gears

Yank them out and ship to factory, probably get replacements for less than rebuild...worth checking...and you know what you got.

I had Capitols behind 6V92s in my 1982 Post and had to replace them. The port one crapped out and the cost to rebuild was prohibitive. The whole story is earlier in this chain.

I went with Twin Discs. The engine room is dramatically roomier now. There are also ZFs that would work and you might not even have to modify your engine mounts.

If anyone is interested, I can tell you pretty much exactly what you have to do. If I had known going in, it would have saved me a TON of money.

I've still got the starboard Capitol and it worked fine when I took it out. I'd love to let somebody put it to good use. It's taking up a lot of room in my garage.

Do you still have this gear. If so, what is the model # and ratio?

Blueboat, if you get this would you be kind enough to email me the details of your transmission replacement? You can email me REMOVED

Fraternally,
Reid Kyle Past Master Warwick Lodge #336

Blueboat was last seen online here in Jan this year. Your inbox will thank you to edit your post and remove your e mail address , send it to BB in a PM.

+1 Never post your email on a forum.

I used to be blueboat. I sent messages to Price Built & Evening Star. I still have the starboard Capital. I replaced with Twin Disc, but I later found a ZF model that would have been a closer match and slightly easier to retrofit.

My biggest problem was that Twin Disc builds to order. I got one off the shelf but had to wait several months for the other. I replaced just the one first, but the ratio was slightly different and it couldn't be synced and caused terrible noise and vibration. You've got to replace both at the same time.

A lot of my problem was that I couldn't be sure there wasn't something wrong with the new gear and no one could tell me. That made me delay doing the other side. Finally, all was resolved when I put in the other gear.

Pricebuilt, I do have the starboard gear. It is a 1.5 to 1 ratio, which I think was what all Posts of that era had. I believe the model is HY22000. That's from memory but if you're interested I'll take a look and let you know exactly.

Evening Star, I put in Twin Disc MG5085SC gears, with a 1.42 ratio. If I remember correctly, I had to lower the engines 1/2 inch and put in longer prop shafts. I modified the big front mount on the engine and made new rear mounts to fit the new transmissions. You'll also have to change your props because the ratio is about 10% different.