I think you will find that tightening one cable will tighten both. The only downside--provided you have enough bite for the nuts on the other side--is that the alignment of center on the wheel will change, slightly; not a huge problem. I tighten the cables so there is very little play, but as Martin notes, too much tension and you will wear the bearings too much. Andy C&C 40 Peregrine
On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 1:39 PM, dwight veinot <[email protected]> wrote: > Martin > > I would be interested to know how you decided that you had tensioned the > steering cables enough. I have wiggled myself back to work on adjusting > tension on my cables twice in the past month because after the first > adjustment followed by a day sail I decided that I still had more play at > the wheel than I wanted. After the second adjustment the play was less but > I am wondering if more tension would be better. On my 35 MKII it is very > difficult to reach the nuts on the starboard side cable adjustment at the > quadrant so that cable may now be a bit looser that the port side cable. I > believe I am correct in thinking that a proper adjustment requires the same > tension on both cables and that tensioning one does not tension the other, > but still if I wiggle back there far enough again and manage to adjust the > starboard side I would like to know how tight the cables should be. > > Thanks > Dwight > C&C 35 MKII > > > On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 2:19 PM, Martin DeYoung > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Add Calypso's cast bronze Edison quadrant to the numbers up list. I >> removed the rudder for some repair this July and had the quadrant out to >> clean and inspect. After 43 years it looked good as new. I use the flat >> underside to match up with the top of Calypso's autopilot tiller arm. The >> two are bolted together for mutual support and a doubling to the shaft/key >> surface. >> >> As other posters stated, the fit to the rudder shaft and the woodruff key >> are very important. If in doubt about the fit, replace the key. Once had >> one shear while sailing a C&C 39 off the northern California coast. Made >> for an entertaining morning. >> >> On Calypso I did pay close attention to how well the steering cables >> lined up in the grooves. After my first install there was a slight >> interference at full lock. I invested another 90 minutes in moving the >> quadrant 1/4" up to make sure the cables were properly lined up. >> >> Martin >> Calypso >> 1971 C&C 43 >> Seattle >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex >> Giannelia >> Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:22 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Stus-List steering quadrant - which way up? >> >> So far 2 down, one up, we should run a betting pool and I will be >> speaking with EDSON, whose sketches are a bit sketchy and who don't make a >> point of saying. >> >> Will let you guys know. The rebuilt rudder is back in...just the motor >> and steering controls and we have a boat.... >> >> ALEX GIANNELIA >> >> Phone (416) 203-9858 >> Fax (416) 203-9843 >> Cell (416) 529-0070 >> >> email: [email protected] >> WEB: www.airsensing.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> [email protected] >> > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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