Bruce,
I replaced my idler plate and generally overhauled the steering system several years ago. The idler pulleys had almost fallen off the plate and the steering cables actually fell off the radial wheel. I got the next to last plate Edson had in stock and I think the last one is now gone. Edson told me that when the last idler was gone they could water cut new ones as the dies were no longer available. Your plate looks OK but I think that it like many others on 37+/40’s will need replacement. This may be a good time for all 37+/40 owners to inspect their plates. Regards, Ron Ron Ricci S/V Patriot C&C 37+ Bristol, RI <mailto:ron.ri...@1968.usna.com> ron.ri...@1968.usna.com From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 3:14 PM To: C&C List Cc: Bruce Whitmore Subject: Stus-List Edson Wheel Idler Pulley Plate Hello all, I have a 1994 C&C 37/40+ that we are slowly going through from stem to stern to make sure that I understand the systems and that we're comfortable that we've addressed the major, if not minor issues. Eventually we will want to do some Caribbean cruising, but for now we're day sailing. One of the issues I saw brought up was potential wear on idler pulleys and rusting of the idler pulley plate. One of my steering cables has a couple fine meathooks, so the cables are on the list for replacement in the very near future (I have the cables). That got me thinking about the plate, and I slid my cell phone in through the stern access and snapped some photos. You can see them here: <https://www.dropbox.com/s/6loqazy934saift/Idler%20Pulleys%20-%20Farther%20out%20view.jpg?dl=0> https://www.dropbox.com/s/6loqazy934saift/Idler%20Pulleys%20-%20Farther%20out%20view.jpg?dl=0 <https://www.dropbox.com/s/kss6g0pyrephdb9/Idler%20Pulleys%2C%20closeup%20aft.jpg?dl=0> https://www.dropbox.com/s/kss6g0pyrephdb9/Idler%20Pulleys%2C%20closeup%20aft.jpg?dl=0 <https://www.dropbox.com/s/fpsowvbmlx9u383/Idler%20Pully%20Plate%2C%20forward.jpg?dl=0> https://www.dropbox.com/s/fpsowvbmlx9u383/Idler%20Pully%20Plate%2C%20forward.jpg?dl=0 It seems as though the rust is all on the surface at the moment and the idler pulleys mount securely. Can anyone tell me how difficult and time consuming it will be to change out the plate? If the plate only has surface corrosion, is treating it in place with Ospho a reasonable short term solution while I am swapping out the cables (until I can replace the plate entirely)? Can you also confirm the steps, which I presume to be as follows: a). Remove the compass, disconnect compass light, attach a fish line to the wire b). Remove plate that serves to attach stainless grab rail c). Disconnect shifter and throttle cables from levers, attach fish lines to aid in reassembly d). Remove cable/chain, attach fish lines to ends of cables e). Remove steering pedestal bolts - see here: <https://www.dropbox.com/s/pxc37iifz7eo596/Pedestal%20Guard%20Feet.jpg?dl=0> https://www.dropbox.com/s/pxc37iifz7eo596/Pedestal%20Guard%20Feet.jpg?dl=0 f). Pull pedestal loose, pulling ends of cables & wires through & label fish lines accordingly g). Remove idler pulleys, disassemble, check & grease h). Remove & replace plate, hopefully with Edson supplied version, if not have one machined from aluminum locally i). Reassemble I understand that some folks have ordered replacement plates only to find them to not be an exact fit (thus the comment about having one machined locally). Can anyone confirm or deny this? Given what you can see, how emergent is this repair? Thanks for all your input! Bruce C. Whitmore 1994 C&C 37/40+ "Astralis" (847) 404-5092 (mobile) bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net
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