Dave,
Same thing happened to me. My cables came so loose they actually fell off the radial wheel. The problem was the idler pulleys under the pedestal. They mount on a plate which was made of mild steel. The plate corroded so badly the pulleys moved enough to loosen the cables. I replaced my plate with the same Edson part. Edson also has a newer part with a stainless steel plate. Unfortunately for a 37+, it would not fit. Check with Edson, their tech support is first class. Regards, Ron Ronald V. Ricci S/V Patriot Bristol, RI <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] Ps. My cables were in perfect condition. _____ On Jul 14, 2014, at 10:41 AM, David Jacobs via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: After picking up our mooring and locking the wheel I felt something "banging". I quickly found that the source was the rudder moving side to side as the boat swung on the mooring. I went down below and found that the steering cables were fairly slack and there was quite a bit of play, hence the back and forth movement. The top of the emergency tiller post was also moving not symmetrically within it's fitting as though the bearings around the rudder post weren't tight (something to do in the fall) It seems like there should be a pulley attached to a spring (an idler) to provide a calibrated pull on the cables and take up the slack. If that is not the answer then how tight should the cables be? I haven't dived into it yet but when I do is there an obvious way to shorten the steering cables? Dave Saltaire C&C 35 MK3 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: <mailto:[email protected]> [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> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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