[Public-List] Factory installed wheel steering

[Lawrence Morris]

I replace cables on my Rhodes bounty II a few years back because I broke a cable.  I took the one good cable to the rig shop for replacements.  Went back to the boat to install and discovered that there was a 6" difference in length from port to starboard.  You guess it, back to the rigging shop( a 3hr round trip) for a third cable of the correct length.  Lesson: measure both side twice and fabricate once.  I used a piece of string, strung along the path of the cable to get this dimension.

While you are at it, check the cheek block sheeve pins.  Mine were worn 75% through.  They are bronze rod of a standard size and are easy to replace once you remove the cheek block(hard to do).  FYI the steering gear was a Edson from the same time period.

If you have any questions you can call me.  I am in the association directory.




Larry 
Solstice 501
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> On Oct 2, 2013, at 5:09 PM, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:
> 
> Hello friends,
> 
> Surprise is fitted with factory-installed American Edson wheel steering.
> 
> Earlier this summer I felt a strange tug on the helm during a violent
> maneuver in heavy air.  I¹ve noticed since that the steering seemed rather
> slack, particularly when turning to port.
> 
> With the 2013 Misery Trip coming up, I reckoned I¹d better have a look at
> the quadrant to see if I could figure out what was wrong; I was hoping today
> that all I needed to do was tighten up the cables.
> 
> If you heard cursing coming from Midland, Ontario, well that was me.  One of
> the steering cables has broken six of the seven strands.  That¹s what I felt
> and that¹s why the steering is slack.  I have to replace the cables.
> 
> I am sure I can figure out how to do this, but would appreciate the benefit
> of advice from any of you who have been through this ordeal.  I was pretty
> depressed to see what I saw; but as I told my wife just now, those cables
> are probably nearly fifty years old.  I should have planned on replacing
> them anyway.  Well, now I have to do it.
> 
> Standing by for comments, cruel jokes, funny stories....
> 
> Gord #426 Surprise
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