I haven’t tackled mine, and as it’s a freshwater boat there’s no corrosion to speak of, and it doesn’t appear to be leaking.
I have been curious about the deck in this area. How was the deck penetration dealt with? Is it cored in that area? Was it reinforced or protected from water intrusion? Thx. Dave 33-2 Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 20, 2021, at 10:08 AM, John McCrea via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Yes they are the four through bolts that hold the pedestal in place. I will > contact Edson for replacements just curious if anyone else had them fail. > Will also be resealing pedestal to stop water intrusion. Thanks. > > Sent from my iPhone > >>> On Nov 20, 2021, at 8:02 AM, Steve Thomas via CnC-List >>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>> >> >> I believe that the bolts in question are the through-the-deck bolts that >> secure the pedestal to the deck. They are also the only aluminum bolts that >> I know of that were once "standard" on Edson pedestal steering systems. If I >> am wrong on the latter, I am certain that others will chime in. :) >> Steve Thomas >> >> 1980 C&C36 MKI >> >> 1978 C&C27 MKIII >> >> >> >> ------ Original Message ------ >> From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> Cc: shawngwri...@gmail.com >> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2021 8:42 PM >> Subject: Stus-List Re: Edson Steering Sheave Assembly Bolt Failure. >> >> Can you share any photos of the bolts in question? Are these above deck, or >> below? I'm not aware of any aluminum bolts in my pedestal, but they may have >> been replaced with stainless steel. There is one SS round head machine screw >> that is loose and has no material left to grab (threads stripped out) on one >> of the aluminum pieces which fit over the SS tubing at the deck level. As >> the pedestal is solid, I've ignored it for now. Everything below deck looks >> good also, but it's been a year since I checked so it's on the list. >> >> -- >> Shawn Wright >> shawngwri...@gmail.com >> S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 >> https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto >> >> >>> On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 1:19 PM John McCrea via CnC-List >>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>> All, >>> >>> I was aware that my bolts in my steering assembly below the pedestal were >>> failing when I noticed a gap on the bow side of the sheave assembly this >>> summer. After trying to tighten one of the aluminum bolts it crumbled. Had >>> two remaining good ones in the stern and limped the way through the >>> remainder of the season. Today loosened the steering cables to start to >>> take apart the assembly with the intent of fixing in place with new bolts. >>> Having had a similar but more catastrophic failure on our past 1989 37/40 >>> XL I can see that the assembly itself is in good shape. My question is the >>> use of the aluminum bolts. Since that is what failed should I switch to >>> stainless? May be a good question for Rob Ball but wanted to see what >>> others have used. Thanks! >>> >>> John McCrea >>> >>> Talisman >>> >>> 1979 36-1 >>> >>> Mystic, CT >>> >>> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with >>> the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use >>> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu >> >> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with >> the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu >> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with >> the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - >> Stu > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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