[C320-list] Steering Quadrant: 5-6 hours to replace?

[Chris Burti]

You can certainly do it if you have basic mechanical skills and can follow
instructions.

All the information you should need can be found on the Association website
and in Edson's website. Review those materials and then post any specific
questions here that they leave unanswered for you.

On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Kevin <onedrop7 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I'm bumping this week-old question in the hope that someone might know a
> bit about replacing the steering quadrant.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Kevin
> S/V Cecilia Ann, #211
> Deale, MD
> http://kevjot.com/boat/
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> ________________________________
> From: Kevin
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Sent: Mon, March 8, 2010 5:45:50 PM
> Subject: [C320-list] Steering Quadrant: 5-6 hours to replace?
>
> I have a small crack in the steering quadrant in my '95 C320. I got an
> estimate from my boatyard guys of 5-6 hours labor to replace it.
>
> Question to those of you experienced with this: Is that reasonable? It does
> seem like a bit of a tricky exercise and I have never done it, but my gut
> feeling is that 2-3 hours should suffice for an experienced hand. Am I off
> base?
>
> If it's really going to cost me $425-510 (at their $85/hour rate) that is
> motivation to have a crack at it myself, if it's something that can be
> tackled by a novice.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Thanks much.
>
> Kevin
> S/V Cecilia Ann, #211
> Deale, MD
> http://kevjot.com/boat/
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