Dave,
If your 34+ is anything like my 37+, you should not have to remove the
pedestal. It’s tricky getting your hands in there to run the wire, but it is
doable. Certainly a DIY job. The complete change took me about 2-3 hours.
And yes, if you are starting to see the wire go, you should do the job sooner
rather than later. Mine snapped in the middle of a race (luckily, I was in
first place at the time with no boats around me, but it could have been a
disaster.)
All the best,
Edd
Edd M. Schillay
Captain of the Starship Enterprise
C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B (for sale - NCC-1701-C is under contract)
Venice Yacht Club | Venice Island, FL
On Aug 12, 2021, at 1:44 PM, David Knecht via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
wrote:
A friend at our yacht club had his steering cable snap the other day. I had
been planning a steering system lube and check for a few years and this
motivated me to move it to the top of my priority list. While I was lubing and
checking yesterday, I found one spot with broken wires on the cable.
1. I was hoping to replace it in the Fall/Spring when the boat is out of the
water. Should I be more worried and plan to do it sooner? There is plenty of
intact cable, but I don’t know what causes these breaks and if they are an
indication of imminent failure.
2. the area under the pedestal is inaccessible without removing the pedestal.
Obviously that is a big job, which I have never done. Is it possible to
replace the cable without removing the pedestal? Would I be smart to hire
someone to do this job (PITA for me, but easier for someone experienced)?
Thanks- Dave
S/V Aries
1990 C&C 34+
New London, CT
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