This thread reminds me that I still haven't finished fabricating the e-tiller for my 35-2. I think I asked a while back, but if anyone has a photo of an original 35 mk2 tiller, I'd love to see it. It is quite different from the mk1, since the rudder post is behind the pedestal. What came with the boat is a thick steel plate that clamps on the rudder post, then a vertical aluminum pipe to bring the height to almost above the wheel, ending in a "T" welded to the pipe. I have a few ideas on how to make a tiller to attach to "T", but am still curious to see what an original looks like.
Oh, and my re-wiring job that is quickly progressing to a complete teardown of the boat has almost reach the steering gear, so an inspection under there is imminent. Things looked good in terms of nicely greased and clean, but the issue of cable damage caused by rudder turning too far needs to be checked - my rudder turns beyond 45 degrees at full lock. -- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 12:12 PM Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I always wonder why these things happen always in a gale… > > > > Talking about the Baltic (this time not the boat, but the sea), on a > different boat (45 ft steel boat, built like a tank), when we were sailing > in the middle of the Gulf of Finland, the cable snapped during a gale > (about 35 kt.). We used an emergency tiller, which was set at 90 deg angle > (kind of tricky to steer) and was about a foot and a half long. The > helmsman would last for about 30 - 45 min. In the meantime, the off-watch > people (two of them) hanged heads down in the lazarette and replaced the > cable (we had a spare). Suffice to say that they skipped the meal that > evening. > > > > Marek > > > > *From:* CnC-List *On Behalf Of *Andrew Burton via CnC-List > *Sent:* 20 March, 2020 14:01 > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Andrew Burton <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Emergency tiller > > > > Sailing to Halifax from Bermuda one April on a C&C designed Baltic 51 when > the steering cable snapped in the middle of the second of the three gales > we encountered. Steered with the very short emergency tiller the rest of > the way. We hooked lines to either side and led them to winches. We got > pretty good at steering with it, though it did make for long watches. > > Andy > > Masquerade > > > > > > Andrew Burton > 26 Beacon Hill > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > > https://burtonsailing.com/ > phone +401 965 5260 > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 1:53 PM Doug Mountjoy via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I was sailing to Hawaii on a 1973 Ericsson 35. We snapped a rudder cable > twice in 24 hours, and had to use the e-tiller. Worked great, except for > the compass being mounted behind the rudder post. On that boat the binnacle > is mounted behind the rudder post. > > When the first cable snapped, on my watch, we tried sailing to the chart > plotter. Too much lag to keep a course, and no reference points to keep an > eye on. We hoove to, replaced 1 cable. I asked the capt if the other cable > was ok. He said yes. Next morning on his watch that cable broke. This time > in 16 ft seas, as to the 4 ft before. > > Thank God he had plenty of spare cable on board. > > > > > > > > Doug Mountjoy > > sv Rebecca Leah > > C&C Landfall 39 > > Port Orchard yacht club > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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