I think so too. I think the jam is in the pedestal... There was no dropping into the lockers in the kind of sea we were having on Saturday.
Danny ---------- Original Message ---------- From: "Della Barba, Joe" <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:57:04 -0400 I replaced mine when the cable got frayed. I pulled the pin from a block to get slack in the cable, undid each end from the quadrant, and pulled it out and took it to a rigging shop. Not really too bad of a job. I am sure it is a pain to do in a seaway, but if you got the cables off the tiller would have worked I am sure. Joe Della Barba -----Original Message----- From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of djhaug...@juno.com Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 9:42 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Okay, Made the trip the Martha's Vineyard and back but needed Tow BoatUS to get home. We had our share of boat issues. Stuffing box nut came loose and we took on some water on the way out and then one of my bilge pump hoses clogged. I got all that sorted out and made it to Vineyard haven without incident. Then while warming the engine to depart she over heated....a hose clamp snapped...really strange, the band just broke. Anyway, I got that all sorted out and underway. THEN...i was coming up on woods hole and decided to pull in the sail and motor through. I had to do the furling myself as the winds were really up and it needed some extra pulling. when I got back to the helm, I had no steering! All my lines were accounted for, I didn't feel us hit anything and then the wheel stuck and with a little effort, broke free and spun with no effect on the rudder. I got the tiller out and I couldn't do anything and the rudder was hard to port. I worked on it and managed to get it back to almost midships and that helped in the tow. Then I had free movement fr! om midships to port and nothing further. So, we couldn't get into Westport given the conditions and my lack of steering ability and it was decided to put us over in New Bedford harbor for the night. New Bedford yacht club in their strong desire to help out a distressed sailor kindly offer us a mooring at, get this, 90 EFFING DOLLARS A NIGHT!!!! ARE YOU S&(++ING ME?! Okay, Edgartown, the most expensive moorings in the area, are $50 a night at peak season! WTF? thanks for nothing. I took that as a "YOU ARE NOT WELCOME" FROM THE NEW BEDFORD YACHT CLUB. Way to help out a sailor in trouble! On the other hand, big kudos to the New Bedford Harbor Master!!! He gave us a mooring free of charge for the night! Also BIG BIG kudos to the Boat US guys. He runs 4 boats in the area. 2 in New Bedford one in Fairhaven and one in westport, I think. He got us to New Bedford, arranged the free Mooring with the Harbor Master, drove us back to our car in Westport and towed me back to Westport on Sunday all for the $149 annua! l fee for Tow BoatUS. No extra charges! Anyway, I climbed below and everything looked normal. No broken cables or pulleys nothing jammed in the works from the lockers. Then, I pulled the compass off and looked down and saw the chain had jumped off the sprocket. It was apparent that someone had been in there before, as the Philips head screws are stripped and I'm afraid of what I'm going to find when I get in there as every other thing the PO messed with has been a hack job. The stripped screw heads are NOT a good sign of things to come. Does anyone have any insights on these pedestals. It seems the chain and cables need replacing from time to time. I can't find any diagrams of the inside workings of the pedestal anywhere. I'm imagining a tedious chore ahead... Danny _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
