You may need to remove the cockpit drain hose in the port cockpit locker to get to the quadrant (find a long, thin person would be my advice). Good advice on the top bearing nuts - that took a lot of play out of my steering when done last year.
Tim Mojito C&C 35 Mk III Branford, CT On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Alan Bergen via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > > David: > > Center the wheel and lock it in place with the brake. Then tighten the > four screws that hold the bearing around the rudder post to the cockpit > floor. You'll have to remove the helm seat in order to reach in through > the access ports so you can hold the nuts with a wrench. Once that is > done, you can tighten the turnbuckles that are used to adjust the cable > tension until you have the amount of play with which you are comfortable. > You can reach the turnbuckles through the port cockpit locker, and possibly > through the access panel in the back of the quarter berth. Now would be a > good time to check the cables to make sure they are not frayed. Take a > piece of facial tissue (Kleenex) and hold it loosely around the cable, > while someone moves the wheel through it's full rotation. If there is any > fraying, the tissue will catch it, and it would be advisable to replace the > cable. > > Alan Bergen > 35 Mk III Thirsty > Rose City YC > Portland, OR > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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