Thanks Chuck, I will give them a call.
Steve Thomas
C&C27 MKIII
Port Stanley, ON
----- Original Message -----
From: Chuck Gilchrest via CnC-List
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Chuck Gilchrest
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2016 20:34
Subject: Re: Stus-List Shift Cable Clamp woes
Steve,
When I worked at Edson several years ago there was a few cable clamps left in
inventory. You will need to call Edson direct on Tuesday to get one since this
part has been discontinued for decades. Replace your cable at the same time
because the reason the cable clamp broke was trying to hold a stiff rusty cable
in place. If you don't replace the cable, you'll simply break the new clamp
soon after installation. Edson also has a service bulletin on this control
assembly (model 747 IIRC)they can send to you electronically.
Chuck Gilchrest
S/V Half Magic
1983 LF 35
Padanaram, MA
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On Jul 2, 2016, at 8:17 PM, S Thomas via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
wrote:
That is it, although the part in question is not visible in those photos.
I have been able to draw the cable and associated parts out through the
top, but I am still trying to figure out what to do next.
It is not hard to imagine any number of ways to make a clamp, but to make
one which will be strong enough to do the job and also fit back in the tube
presents a real challenge.
I see no obvious way to improve on the original part, and the original
being made of stamped stainless steel, it will not be easy to duplicate or
repair.
Steve Thomas
C&C27 MKIII
Port Stanley, ON
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Brown via CnC-List
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Michael Brown
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2016 19:36
Subject: Re: Stus-List Shift Cable Clamp woes
Does your setup look like this?
http://www.moyermarine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7005
If so the part I think you are referring to I have not been able to
locate.
I have considered making a spare, a project that hasn't got to the top
of the todo list yet.
Michael Brown
Windburn
C&C 30-1
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2016 10:32:14 -0400
From: "S Thomas" <sthom...@bellnet.ca>
To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Subject: Stus-List Shift Cable Clamp woes
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My 1978 C&C27 has the type of shifter and throttle cable assembly that
is external to the Edson pedistal, and mounted on a pair of 1 inch stainless
tubes.
Yesterday the cable clamp on the shifter cable broke (under a lift
bridge, enroute to a race start...) and I have not been able to find any
reference this particlar part anywhere.
For the cable itself there are sources, but that does not help with
this particular problem.
The clamp has already been welded once, but to try that again would
require it to be welded in situ, which is tricky at best, given the fact that
it is thin stainless steel and immediately adjascent to the plastic parts of
the cable. I have a lot of respect for the welding skill of whoever did the
original repair.
The part consists of stamped sheet metal, formed so that it fits into
the annular detent on the shift cable and wraps around the cable. The ends of
the sheet metal strap have right angle tabs that interleave to form an overall
"D" shape, with a round head machine screw threaded through the flat surface
into a flat stainless steel bar and into the annular detent on the cable. The
bar extends up about 8 inches and is similarly fastened by a screw through the
casting at the top. The whole thing: cable, strap, and clamp, is stuffed down
inside the 1 inch stainless tubing when assembled.
If anyone else has been down this road, I sure would like to hear how
you handled it.
A source for the part would be great.
I have had no luck with online searches so far.
Steve Thomas
C&C27 MKIII
Port Stanley, ON
P.S. - The rest of my sailing club is yucking it up across the lake,
and having a great time in Ashtabula, OH.
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