[alberg30] Re: Wheel Steering

[RABBIT649 at aol.com]

From: RABBIT649 at aol.com

I guess there's no perfect solution from every point of view. Maybe one could
cut a hatch first into the cockpit sole and then install the pedestal into the
hatch (with some kind of quick dissconnect on the steering cables to the
rudder) so that, when necessary, one could remove the whole thing and at the
same time create intant open access to the engine.
Paul
Ashwagh #23
In a message dated 10/24/98 2:50:16 AM, you wrote:

>From: "Guy Lalonde" <guy.lalonde at sympatico.ca>
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>Hi Paul,
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>>From: RABBIT649 at aol.com
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>>I always suspected the front of the cockpit was the right place to put it,
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>>I never wanted to admit it to myself because that means i have to move the
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>>installation by the previous owner and find a way to patch a big hole in
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>>cockpit sole. Forward is probably easier to install b ecause you can work
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>>the cabin for at least the wheel and pully part and go in thru the lazaret
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>>only for the rudder work
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>I bought my A30 ( # 466) with wheel steering already installed so I can't
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>comment on how easy or how difficult it might be to install wheel steering
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>in a forward location like mine, BUT I have tried to repair a leaking gasket
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>on the fuel tank where the fuel gauge level sender is located (just below
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>wheel pedestal) and could definitely not get at it from the cabin because
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>the engine is in the way.
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>>Any interference with the engine?
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>The wheel steering controls do not interfere with the engine. The pedestal
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>installation is in the front of the cockpit (14 inches from the forward end
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>the cockpit sole to the center of the pedestal) which provides easy access
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>to the winches. The pedestal is directly above the front end of the fuel
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>tank
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>where this is very good clearance.
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>>Paul
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>>Ashwagh
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>Cheers, Guy.        guy.lalonde at sympatico.ca


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