Chuck,
Thanks for that. I didn’t go look at the link to Resolute’s fix until now. Yes,
I have a “traditional” setup with the idler plate bolted to the underside of
the cockpit sole. And as you say, with the length from the idler pulleys to the
quadrant, the angle should see a negligible change.
Wish I'd have seem this 2 months ago.
I bought the new bronze idler from edson. When I realized that the
thickness was gonna be a problem I called edson and they found "the last
steel idler plate on the face of the earth." They agreed to remove the
sheaves from the bronze plate and install them
This is good but semi-unsettling information. I’ll be replacing my entire
steering system less the quadrant and engine control cables sometime next Fall,
Inshallah. I spoke with the folks at Edson at length about this but there was
no thought or mention of the fact that the plate itself would be
I have just posted an article by Chuck on Resolute explaining the Idler Arm on
a 1990’s C&C 34/36.
http://mailtrack.me/tracking/raWzMz50paMkCGV4AwNjZmxkAQNzMKWjqzA2pzSaqaR9ZwH2ZGDjBGp1Way2LKu2pG04BGR0AwxjZwVmAN
or it is on the Photo Album main page.
Stu__
Cc: Dave Godwin
Subject: Re: Stus-List Idler Plate Photo Explanation
This is good but semi-unsettling information. I’ll be replacing my entire
steering system less the quadrant and engine control cables sometime next Fall,
Inshallah. I spoke with the folks at Edson at length about this but
, 2016 6:42 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Dave Godwin
Subject: Re: Stus-List Idler Plate Photo Explanation
This is good but semi-unsettling information. I’ll be replacing my entire
steering system less the quadrant and engine control cables sometime next Fall,
Inshallah. I spoke with the
