James, We did exactly the same thing after our steering cables were broken in the storm/hurricane last October. I had thought the brake on the pedestal would be sufficient to hold the rudder, but the violent pitching and rolling caused the rudder to hit the stop and ruin the (albeit old) cables. I was advised to lash the wheel, leaving the brake off, but decided to use the bungy cord on the wheel spokes (as you describe) around the base of the pedestal to provide a little give to the system. No really heavy weather since then, so I don't know how it will fare, but seems OK.
To take all the strain off the cables and chain, one could mount the emergency tiller (easy to do on the 35 II) and lash it in place, leaving the steering brake completely off. But I have not tried that yet. Would be interested to hear other suggestions. Eric Frank Cat's Paw C&C 35 Mk II Mattapoisett, MA > Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:27:24 -0400 > From: James Montague <monta...@gmail.com> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List Choppy mooring tips > Message-ID: > <CAKivg+Z2SgerJmksxjDABWkN1GzFVGEopQV=fjcvbgrc+qt...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > All - wondering if anyone has had a similar experience and what they did or > do to alleviate the stress to the rudder/quadrant etc. > We moor our C&C34 on the Hudson at pier 25 which typically has 3 ft swells > rollin in caused by the ferry , cruise line and sightseeing traffic. It is > an ideal mooring as we live in downtown Manhattan but the boat she takes a > pounding as you can imagine. > > We have used a whole manor of techniques to avoid the "chonking" from > below, currently we use a bungy chord on the wheel to allow the rudder and > qudrant to move and brake slowly. It seems to work, wondering if there are > unintended consequences in doing that. > > Any hep advice very much appreciated. > > James Montague C&C 34 > - Eric Frank Cat's Paw C&C 35 Mk II Mattapoisett, MA _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
