[C320-list] Mainsheet Technical Articles

[Len]

OD,  If you've ever been "hove to" you'd be thankful for the ability to hold
the rudder steady while you take care of other needs on the boat.   That is,
when you don't have autopilot or a 1st mate aboard sober enough to take the
wheel.  So let's hear it for the wheel brake!!!

Len

On 10/7/07, Orlando.Duran at averydennison.com <Orlando.Duran at averydennison.com>
wrote:
>
> Other thank locking the wheel while at a mooring or at anchor, the wheel
> brake seems like a useless 'thing'....
> ----------------------------------
> Regards,
> OD
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Len [aqua5len at gmail.com]
> Sent: 10/07/2007 10:19 AM
> To: C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Mainsheet Technical Articles
>
> One item of interest would be what to do when the wheel-lock mechanism
> doesn't work.  My Edson lock-knob just tuns, but doesn't lock the wheel..
> Edson is to e me a schematic diagram re adjusting "brake" inside binnacle,
> but maybe there's an easier way?.....
>
> Len Krane
> Aqua5   #1070
>
>
> On 10/7/07, Karl Mielenhausen _/) <kmielen at iwon.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > C320 IA Members,
> >
> > I'm looking for your ideas on possible subject matter for Mainsheet
> > Technical Articles for our C320's. What would you like to see written
> about?
> >
> > Also, if you are willing to author an article, we'd love to have it!!
> >
> > Thanks....
> >
> >
> >
> > Karl Mielenhausen
> >
> > 2000 C320 Hull#690 "Silver Lining"
> >
> > New Bern, NC
> >
> > http://pages.suddenlink.net/kmielen/
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> >
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> >
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