[C320-list] Steering cable replacement

[Larry Frank]

I had someone do it for me.  He did have some difficulty because he couldn't
get to the bulldog clamps without taking the quadrant off the rudder shaft
and the thru bolt that goes through the quadrant and the rudder shaft was
stuck.  

Edson can supply the replacement kit.  All you need to tell them is it is
for a Catalina 320.

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Larry
Did you do the replacement yourself ? How difficult was it? Where did you
get the new cable.
Thanks
Michael
169 Nauti Clew -------------- Original message from "Larry Frank"
<WindSwept at stx.rr.com>: --------------


> A big thanks to those who have pointed out the potential wear and failure
of
> the steering cable.  I had the steering cable replaced on WindSwept today
> and approximately 50% of the strands were broken/worn through where the
> cable makes the sharp bend around the quadrant.  I really was on borrowed
> time.
> 
>  
> 
> I had inspected the cable many times as had a surveyor.  The damage could
> not be detected until the cable was removed.  I had never replaced the
cable
> in the 14+ years of ownership..  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Larry
> 
> WindSwept
> 
> Catalina 320 #246  
>