Chuck,
I rebuilt the steering on my 1991 37+ this summer. The whole plate was so badly rusted that the idler pulleys moved enough to allow the steering cable to drop off the radial wheel. Edson had a replacement which comes with idler pulleys but unfortunately is made of mild steel. My pulleys were OK and I considered having a stainless steel plate made up. The Edson plate is a little more complicated than just a flat piece of S/S. Given the effort to replace my plate, I also replaced the cables, rebuilt the brake and replace the bearings on the steering wheel shaft. The whole thing took several hours plus about one BOAT (Bring Over Another Thousand) unit in $. Edson is convenient for me to buy direct. They were very helpful and had all the documentation for my boat. I think I even met the guy who designed my steering. If you have an Edson steering system, I’d contact them. Regards, Ron Ronald V. Ricci S/V Patriot C&C 37+ Bristol, RI <mailto:ron.ri...@1968.usna.com> ron.ri...@1968.usna.com From: Chuck S [mailto:cscheaf...@comcast.net] Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2014 8:21 PM To: CNC boat owners, cnc-list Subject: Re: Stus-List sailing this weekend Went to my boat Saturday late. Stayed overnight and enjoyed the quiet and solitude, having the whole marina to myself. It dropped into the 40's and everyone else went home. Today I stayed in the slip because of the cool weather and gusty 20+ winds. No boats went sailing. Instead I finished a few projects and started few more, and made some new friends helping them with their boats. I always learn new techniques, watching how others do things. Found a lot of play in my steering last time out, so I tightened the cable and lubed it. Found a teaspoon of rust under the pedestal, so I think it's due for a new idler sheave mounting plate? That's probably why the cable got loose? I could only find complete assemblies for $450 online. All I need is the plate. The sheaves and uprights are fine. Has anybody else replaced theirs? I'd like to get a bronze one. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md _____ From: "CNC boat owners, cnc-list" < <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: "Baumes, Eric" < <mailto:eric.bau...@gmail.com> eric.bau...@gmail.com> Cc: "CNC boat owners, cnc-list" < <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2014 7:30:16 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List sailing this weekend No blooper this time round - the wind was a bit far forward. Great day out on the water though; 9.8 knots downwind (until I chickened out as the wind went forward and broaches started to get more frequent and more violent), 6.3 up in 28-35 apparent (one major round up on a big shift we didn't spot coming). We had relatively flat water, sunshine and lots of wind - great end to the season! Tim Mojito C&C 35-3 Branford, CT On Oct 17, 2014, at 10:59 AM, Eric Baumes < <mailto:eric.bau...@gmail.com> eric.bau...@gmail.com> wrote:
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