OK, Touche' is back in Louisiana from Florida for a couple months for new canvas and some long deferred maintenance. Having the boat 1 hour away rather than 4 hours lets me do some major work.
One of the tasks on the list is a complete maintenance process on the steering system. As part of that I am exploring having the pedestal re-powdercoated. Going to be a pain to remove all the instrument cables and engine controls, etc. and strip the pedestal. I think I'm good on removing the pedestal and the idler sheave plate below the deck. I've been in the pedestal a couple times when I moved the engine controls from the cockpit bulkhead to the pedestal using an Edson engine control assembly. I've also pulled a pedestal on a C&C 29 MK II. I might ask advice if I encounter issues but have some pre-task questions now just for planning. Question 1. I suspect that powder coating will require me to remove the steering wheel shaft and provide a stripped pedestal to them. Not sure how the wheel shaft is installed or how the sprocket is attached to the shaft. Edson's maintenance document ( https://edsonmarine.com/content/EB381SteeringGuide.pdf) shows a drive pin and some needle bearings. Touche's pedestal is a Morch. It is NOT an Edson or Yachting Specialties pedestal. Does anybody know if a Morch pedestal is the same? Second question bothering me is the bearing surfaces are on the pedestal where the needle bearing (if any) are? Will this be a problem for the powder coaters? I suspect they will have a technique for protecting the surface from excess powder coat. Question 3. The Edson engine control assembly (#870) is also corroding. I may have it powder coated also. How hard is it to remove the control levers to strip the assembly? Chuck? Thanks, Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA
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