Dennis
After reading what others have said went back out to the boat and redid
the measurement and it came out approximately the same - 67 degrees
either direction for 134 degrees travel lock to lock. However, sailing
on a tack the helm is move no more than 1/16 of a full turn, before the
wind with swells that want to kick the stern around the helm is
traversed no more than a quarter of a turn, for fast/hard tack maybe
maybe a 1/2 turn. The only time we ever used a single full turn is when
we run out of air and the boat gets a mind of its own. Then it is used
as a scull to get the boat pointed in the right direction. The wheel is
off the boat so we can easily work on her, but I may mount one and see
what rudder angles I get for different position/turns of the wheel.
BTW: The boat has two wheels one for cruising (original) and one for
racing. The racing wheel is a large diameter that let you steer from
either windward or leeward comfortably, but you can't get by it in the
cockpit.
Don Kern
Fireball C&C35 Mk2
Bristol, RI
On 4/23/2019 7:35 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List wrote:
Don,
Just to clarify, are you saying 65 each side for 130 degrees total travel?
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
On Tue, Apr 23, 2019, 9:09 AM Don Kern via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:
FWIW - I just went out to my side yard and checked were Fireballs
stops are set. Interestingly they are set at 65 deg., a lot more
than I expected since her rudder is two inches longer in girth
than a standard C&C 35 Mk2.
Don Kern
Fireball, C&C35 MK2
Bristol, RI
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