Confusing and concerning. Whatever it is, be sure to get it sorted out. Anything problematic with the steering can't be good.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Jan 23, 2018 8:55 PM, "Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List" < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > OK, I think I have a weird thing going here... > > I have adjusted the wheel to center the turks head knot straight up when > the wheel is centered. I got it all nice & straight a few weeks ago, and > came back to the boat to find it about 20 degrees off to port. By the way, > were talking about 20% off on the wheel, not 20% of rudder. After > installing my autopilot, I again adjusted it, this time getting the cables > set to approximately the same amount of adjustment on each side to the > adjustment bolts through the radial drive wheel. This required jumping the > chain 1 or 2 notches on the wheel sprocket. > > All was well for a couple weeks, and behold, on Saturday I went back only > to find the turks head knot about 20 degrees to starboard. During these > adjustments, I have made a point to keep the cable deflection adjusted to > be relatively minimal (say 1/2" or so?), without getting so tight as to > reduce the feel of the wheel. I've notice no issues whatsoever when we're > out sailing. > > During the first set of adjustments, I noticed the idler wheel bolts were > a little loose, and tightened those. > > Considering the radial wheel bolts connect to each end of the cable, and > the cables attach to the chain, I can only think the chain is somehow > jumping on the sprocket. > > Thoughts? > Bruce Whitmore > 1994 C&C 37/40+, "Astralis" > Madiera Beach, FL > (847) 404-5092 (mobile) > bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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