Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-12 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
I know...I have my new autopilot sitting at home in the box...that'll be going on in pretty short order! -- Original Message -- From: Frederick G Street To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:16:43

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-12 Thread Frederick G Street
Just remember that the chain/wire "crosses over" inside the pedestal; the cable from the port side of the quadrant comes over the starboard side of the sprocket, and vice versa. Otherwise, your steering will be even more interesting next time you go out... :^) Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-12 Thread Chuck S
-- From: djhaug...@juno.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 8:32:07 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Okay so, Here is what I think may have happened. I think, when I let go of the wheel to help furl the headsail, the rudder swung hard t

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-12 Thread Frederick G Street
I agree -- times like this the autopilot comes in very handy, and I like it better than the brake. Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Sep 12, 2012, at 7:53 AM, Gary Nylander wrote: > I don't know how others handle situations lik

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-12 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
t shifting into reverse and she vibrates like mad. The reverse thing works well. I'll report back after today's inspection. -- Original Message -- From: Rich Knowles To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure D

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-12 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
I have and all looked normal...I'm heading down this afternoon for another look and a dive. It is a really nice day near 80 today so, its a good day for a swim! -- Original Message -- From: Rich Knowles To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-12 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
- From: Rich Knowles To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:55:50 -0400 Danny, have you been in the bilge to closely look at the entire steering Rich On 2012-09-12, at 13:24, "djhaug...@juno.com&qu

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-12 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
This isn't a bad idea either...maybe get an updated value for insurance as well. -- Original Message -- From: Joel Aronson To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:25:59 -0400 DannyAs my e

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-12 Thread Rich Knowles
wn and the starboard side chin seemed to disappear toward midshipsI'm thinking that is hanging up inside the pedestal... -- Original Message -- From: dwight veinot To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-12 Thread Rich Knowles
what else happened, I don't know... -- Original Message -- From: honeys...@aol.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 08:55:35 -0400 (EDT) I was thinking the same, it is impossible for this to happen

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-12 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
this will be my practice form now on, let me tell you... I did stress this point to the wife as well... -- Original Message -- From: "Gary Nylander" To: Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 08:53:43 -0400 I don't

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-12 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
ginal Message -- From: dwight veinot To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:53:18 -0300

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-12 Thread Joel Aronson
- Original Message -- From: "Della Barba, Joe" To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 08:52:10 -0400 The stops on my boat work well and prevent exactly the kind of thing that happened to you. As for

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-12 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
This is great stuff!! -- Original Message -- From: "Della Barba, Joe" To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 08:52:10 -0400

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-12 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
t.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 08:55:35 -0400 (EDT) I was thinking the same, it is impossible for this to happen when in forward motion. More to the story??? In a message dated 9/12/2012 8:52:01 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, r...@sailpow

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-12 Thread HONEYSAIL
uld re ally end up in a Catalina Danny -- Original Message -- From: Martin DeYoung <_mdeyoung@deyoungmfg.com_ (mailto:mdeyo...@deyoungmfg.com) > To: "_cnc-list@cnc-list.com_ (mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com) " <_cnc-list@cnc-list.com_ (mailto:cnc-list@cnc-l

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-12 Thread Gary Nylander
ptember 12, 2012 8:32 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Okay so, Here is what I think may have happened. I think, when I let go of the wheel to help furl the headsail, the rudder swung hard to port and went right past the stop. This allowed the chain to roll

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-12 Thread dwight veinot
On Behalf Of djhaug...@juno.com Sent: September 12, 2012 9:32 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Okay so, Here is what I think may have happened. I think, when I let go of the wheel to help furl the headsail, the rudder swung hard to port and

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-12 Thread Della Barba, Joe
cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Okay so, Here is what I think may have happened. I think, when I let go of the wheel to help furl the headsail, the rudder swung hard to port and went right past the stop. This allowed the chain to roll right of

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-12 Thread Rich Knowles
ina Danny -- Original Message -- From: Martin DeYoung To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:34:53 + Friends don’t let friends buy Catalina’s, Hunter’s, or Bayliner’s. MartinCal

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-12 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
. LOL I have to try and get the boat back in the wife's good graces or I could really end up in a Catalina Danny -- Original Message -- From: Martin DeYoung To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:34:53 +

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-11 Thread Martin DeYoung
012 5:56 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure I hear ya, Russ... I'm not letting beat though...came close and the wife is saying..."Now I know why people buy the brand new Catalina..." e you could have 2 or 3 catalinas for t

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-11 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
ll go down tomorrow evening and start the tear down and measure some stuff up. -- Original Message -- From: Jeff Nelson To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:42:44 -0300 I completely re-built mine a few

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-11 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
ollins To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:34:08 -0300 "one of those tools you hit with a hammer and it turns a screwdriver" = an impact driver. Agreed, for frozen screws these work well. Graham Collins Se

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-11 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
u can't beat the speed though...we were hitting 9 knots with the currents with just the head sail before all hell broke loose! lets see a catlina do that! LOL Danny -- Original Message -- From: Russ & Melody To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-10 Thread Russ & Melody
: Monday, September 10, 2012 9:42 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Okay, Made the trip the Martha's Vineyard and back but needed Tow BoatUS to get home. We had our share of boat issues. Stuffing box nut came loose and we took on some w

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-10 Thread Jeff Nelson
I completely re-built mine a few years ago. I got all the parts from edson, despite mine being 1979! I pulled the stearing shaft out (2 set screws as I remember), sproket was in good shape, just cleaned it up and put it back on. While I had the pedestal off, I sandblasted it and had it powd

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-10 Thread Graham Collins
*To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> *Sent:* Monday, September 10, 2012 9:54 AM *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Danny, Glad you made it safely! Try page 9: http://www.edsonmarine.com/support/PDFs/planning/EB381Ste

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-10 Thread Gary Nylander
Message - From: Joel Aronson To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 9:54 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Danny, Glad you made it safely! Try page 9: http://www.edsonmarine.com/support/PDFs/planning/EB381SteeringGuide.pdf

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-10 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
Thanks Joel, I have to admit that $149 Tow BoatUS fee is the best money I ever spent!! I really can't convey how great they were! We'll be sending out some gift cards!! -- Original Message -- From: Joel Aronson To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List E

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-10 Thread HONEYSAIL
no dropping into the lockers in the kind of sea we were having on Saturday. Danny -- Original Message -- From: "Della Barba, Joe" To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:57:04 -0

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-10 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
nc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure Okay, Made the trip the Martha's Vineyard and back but needed Tow BoatUS to get home. We had our share of boat issues. Stuffing box nut came loose and we took on some water on the way out and then one of my bilge p

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-10 Thread Della Barba, Joe
Subject: Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure I replaced mine when the cable got frayed. I pulled the pin from a block to get slack in the cable, undid each end from the quadrant, and pulled it out and took it to a rigging shop. Not really too bad of a job. I am sure it is a pain to do

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-10 Thread Joel Aronson
Btw valve grinding paste in the stripped screw heads works! Got the tip from someone on the list. Joel Aronson On Sep 10, 2012, at 9:43 AM, "djhaug...@juno.com" wrote: > Okay, > > Made the trip the Martha's Vineyard and back but needed Tow BoatUS to get > home. > > We had our share of boat i

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-10 Thread Della Barba, Joe
would have worked I am sure. Joe Della Barba -Original Message- From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of djhaug...@juno.com Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 9:42 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal

Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-10 Thread Joel Aronson
Danny, Glad you made it safely! Try page 9: http://www.edsonmarine.com/support/PDFs/planning/EB381SteeringGuide.pdf Sounds like a bitch of a job! PB Blaster and easy-outs might come in handy. Joel On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 9:41 AM, djhaug...@juno.com wrote: > Okay, > > Made the trip the Martha's

Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure

2012-09-10 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
Okay, Made the trip the Martha's Vineyard and back but needed Tow BoatUS to get home. We had our share of boat issues. Stuffing box nut came loose and we took on some water on the way out and then one of my bilge pump hoses clogged. I got all that sorted out and made it to Vineyard haven with