Nice to see a well thought out solution so well documented for the rest of us to learn from.
Is Dennis's project posted on Stu's website? Chuck S > On April 30, 2019 at 12:44 PM Richard Bush via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dennis I finally had time to look through your steering documentation; > that is quality work my friend! You almost have enough material there to > begin a book; add some of your other fine upgrades and you are ready to > publish! > Thank you for sharing this. > > Richard > 1985 C&C 37 CB: Ohio River, Mile 596: > Richard N. Bush > 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine > Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 > 502-584-7255 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis C. via CnC-List <[email protected]> > To: CnClist <[email protected]> > Cc: Dennis C. <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, Apr 26, 2019 8:48 pm > Subject: Stus-List 35-1 Rudder stop upgrade - project documentation > > Well, I finally finished the servicing and upgrade to Touche's steering > system. Listers may recall this started in January and was interrupted by my > month long Colorado ski trip. > > In summary, to my knowledge, Touche's steering system had never had a > major maintenance session. I pulled the pedestal, cables, sheaves, etc. for > inspection and lubrication. That's when I found a poor design issue with the > system. There were two small bolts installed in the last link on either side > of the chain. At full turn of the rudder, these bolts contacted the teeth in > the pedestal's sprocket acting as a rudder stop. Over time, the bolts had a > deleterious effect on the sprocket. > > I would recommend to owners of earlier 35's, and any other older models > which may have the bolts in the chain, that they inspect the sprocket in > their pedestal. > > I also found a broken strand on one of the steering cables. This break > may also have been related to the design issue. > > About halfway through the build run of the 35-1's, C&C radically changed > the rudder stop design by adding a bulkhead aft of the rudder and attaching > two aluminum plates to the quadrant which contacted the bulkhead at full > travel. > > I decided to mimic the newer design, eliminating the bolts in the chain. > > I can tell you that it is quite a project, not to be taken casually. I > did document the project fairly well. The link to the project document is: > > https://drive.google.com/open?id=115qLR3c13N2THCRpsOF-7UGGJBweFXfd > > If anyone has any questions, please feel free to contact me. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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