[C320-list] Steering noise

[Stan]

Hi Mike,

The adjustment nuts are on the sheave that is attached to the rudder.  Just
follow the cables around to their termination points.  Be careful and don't
overtighten.  The cables actually cross in the pedestal and if they are too
tight the will touch and saw against each other.

Stan
"Our Little Amusement" #744


On 1/14/07, mike gutshall <mikegutshall at msn.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks to all for your replies.  Jeff, how did you tighten the cable?  I
> have inspected the cable from all available spots and I can not find a
> turnbuckle or any other way to control the tension of the cable.
>
> Thanks again for the reply
>
> Mike G
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeff Church<mailto:jjemail at comcast.net>
> To: catalina at thehares.com<mailto:catalina at thehares.com> ;
> C320-List<mailto:c320-list at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 2:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Steering noise
>
>
> You might want to remove the inspection plate cover over the rudder post
> and see what the post is doing when the noise occurs. When I encountered the
> clunk, motoring at 6+ in heavy seas, I could see the rudder post working
> back and forth a bit, in time with the noise. After haul-out I compared the
> play in my rudder to that of other boats and didn't find a significant
> difference. I tightened the cables to Edson's specs, and after a full
> season, the noise did not reappear.
>
> JeffC
>
>
>    ----- Original Message -----
>    From: Jeffrey Hare
>    To: bruceheyman at cox.net<mailto:bruceheyman at cox.net> ; 'C320-List'
>    Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 11:46 AM
>    Subject: Re: [C320-list] Steering noise
>
>
>    There was a thread on this problem a while back.  I have the noise as
> well,
>    but mine sounds and feels like a bit of a clunk, and only happens under
>    heavier steering load, like putting the wheel over.  Once the "noise"
>    happens, it's gone for a while.
>
>    I suspect my steering cables might be a tad loose, and might be
> catching or
>    trying to climb up and out of a pulley somewhere?
>
>    -Jeff
>
>    -----Original Message-----
>    From: bruceheyman at cox.net<mailto:bruceheyman at cox.net> [mailto:
> bruceheyman at cox.net]
>    Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 10:17 AM
>    To: C320-List
>    Subject: Re: [C320-list] Steering noise
>
>    Mike,
>    I wonder if your rudder log has worn and what you are hearing is the
> shaft
>    moving around in the log.  When you are close hauled the rudder is
> probably
>    just like the sail in that when it stalls it will move around.
>    The only way I know to diagnose a warn log is when the boat is on the
> hard.
>    Bruce
>    Somerset 671 SoCal
>    Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless
>
>    -----Original Message-----
>    From: "mike gutshall" <mikegutshall at msn.com<mailto:mikegutshall at msn.com
> >>
>    Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:34:40
>    To:"C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com<mailto:
> c320-list at catalina320.com>>
>    Subject: [C320-list] Steering noise
>
>    Last season I started to hear a, as best I can describe, "metallic
> click"
>    somewhere in the steering system.  The "tick" noise occurs in heavy
> wind
>    when on a close haul/port tack.  When the rudder has resistance and you
>    apply more by pointing upwind, I hear a tick noise.  It only happens
> when
>    turning to port.  There is no vibration or slippage felt at the wheel
> when
>    this occurs.
>
>    I have checked and lubed the cables and I have inspected as much as I
> can
>    see.  I can not find the source.
>
>    At this time the noise is simply a nuisance but I would like to address
> it
>    and make sure that I don't have problem in the developmental stages.
>
>    Has anyone ever had this situation and if you have, how did you address
> it?
>
>    thanks
>    Mike G
>    Alibi 401
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Bill Culbertson<mailto:billculb_a2 at yahoo.com<mailto:
> billculb_a2 at yahoo.com>>
>      To: C320-List<mailto:c320-list at catalina320.com<mailto:
> c320-list at catalina320.com>>
>      Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 5:04 PM
>      Subject: Re: [C320-list] holding tank vent hose issues
>
>
>      Do you need a replacement?  I found that once I replaced the vent
> hose and
>    cleaned the plastic cap in warm soapy water the cap was odor-free along
> with
>    the boat.
>
>       -bill
>
>
>      ----- Original Message ----
>      From: "Ward, Nicholas"
>    <Nicholas_Ward at brown.edu<mailto:Nicholas_Ward at brown.edu<mailto:
> Nicholas_Ward at brown.edu%3Cmailto:Nicholas_Ward at brown.edu>>>
>      To: c320-list at catalina320.com<mailto:c320-list at catalina320.com
> <mailto:c320-list at catalina320.com%3Cmailto:c320-list at catalina320.com>>
>      Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 4:59:14 PM
>      Subject: [C320-list] holding tank vent hose issues
>
>
>      Doing perhaps the worst job I can find this winter. changing head
> hoses.
>    very old and stinky on my boat. The holding tank has a hose going up to
> a
>    thru-hull vent.  theres a plastic cap on that outside the boat.  I
> cannot
>    find a replacment for that anywhere.  Any ideas? people have suggested
>    websites but I cannot find the product on those sites.
>
>      Nick Ward
>      (still unamed) #1
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ____________________________________________________________________________
>    ________
>      Need Mail bonding?
>      Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users.
>
>    http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396546091<
> http://answers.yahoo.c<
> http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396546091<
> http://answers.yahoo.c>
>    om/dir/?link=list&sid=396546091>
>
>


-- 
Stan
"Our Little Amusement"
__/)__/)__/)__/)__