Danny!
I almost lost beer out my nose readin' your post.
Damn man. If it weren't fer bad luck, you have...
Seriously though, like the locker, sometimes ya gotto go down in
harsh conditions. Short term pain, long term gain. Might get ya outta a jam.
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
At 07:03 AM 10/09/2012, you wrote:
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
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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
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Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 9:42 AM
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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
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