Doug, thanks, so I guess I'm in the acceptable "range"?
Richard
1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 596;
Richard N. Bush
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462
502-584-7255
-----Original Message-----
From: Douglas Mountjoy via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Cc: Douglas Mountjoy <svpegasu...@gmail.com>
Sent: Tue, May 5, 2015 1:35 pm
Subject: Re: Stus-List Question about steering cables
Richard,
When I tightened my steering cables, I tightened them to almost remove all slop
in the wheel. but not so tight to put a strain on anything. I now have about
1/2 to 3/4 inch play in the wheel.
Doug Mountjoy
sv Pegasus
LF38 #4
just west of Ballard, WA
On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 8:58 AM, Richard N. Bush via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Hi all, in getting ready for spring I noticed some slack in my steering
cables in the area between the quadrant and the sheaves which turn the cable up
into the helm; the play is about 1/2 to 3/4 inch; is there a norm or a standard
rule of thumb for how much, if any flex, or looseness is considered standard,
similar to the tension of an engine belt, (I'm thinking of the 1/2 inch flex
for the alternator belt, etc)? I did tighten up the cable terminal on the
quadrant and that seemed to tighten the cable a bit, but I can only reach on of
the terminals, not both of them...: also, we got in our first sail of the
season last Sunday and there was no noticeable play or slack in the steering
wheel. many thanks to the group for your collective wisdom!
Richard
1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River Mile 596;
Richard N. Bush
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462
502-584-7255
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