[C320-list] Autohelm whel drive

[Chris Burti]

There are no issues on the port side that I have
found.

--- Jeff Church <jjemail at comcast.net> wrote:

> Alec,
> 
> If that's the only problem with mounting on the stbd
> side, I'll get out the 
> Dremel and trim the handle.
> 
> JeffC
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Tbuilder at aol.com>
> To: <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 10:08 AM
> Subject: [C320-list] Autohelm whel drive
> 
> 
> > Hi , guys! I changed my Wheel Drive Unit to a MkII
> on the old boat #212 
> > and
> > went through agonies for a season trying to get
> the engaging lever to 
> > squeeze
> > past the engine instrument panel. So much so that
> eventually I managed to
> > sheer  off the lever at its socket point. When I
> was wondering what to do 
> > next I
> > suddenly noticed that the wheel drive unit has two
> fitting locator holes 
> > and
> > it  can actually be fitted with the motor and the
> engaging lever on the
> > opposite  side of the binnacle and about two
> inches higher. A slight 
> > adjustment to
> > the  power cable and - hey presto! - problem
> solved.
> >
> >
> > Alec  Blanc
> > Figment was #212 still anxiously waiting on #1081
> > Lochaber  Watersports
> > Ballachulish
> > _www.lochaberwatersports.co.uk_
> (http://www.lochaberwatersports.co.uk/)
> > 01855  821391 / 07831 846025
> >
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Chris Burti
"Commitment"
Catalina 320, #867, 
Farmville, NC

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