[C320-list] stiff wheel

[Chris Burti]

One more thing...the rudder post runs inside of a rudder tube it can
be accessed at the top under the deck plate aft of the wheel. These
deck plates often leak...if there was any water in the tube, it likely
froze and made your steering stiff (it would act just like the
brake)...and it would not warm up and melt as fast any other ice on
the boat.

Check it again on a warm day or run a heater in the aft lazarette to
see if derostifg the rudder tube has any beneficial effect.

On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Jack McDonough <mcdonough5 at verizon.net> wrote:
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Sloane" <southsoundbill at gmail.com>
> To: <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 11:30 AM
> Subject: [C320-list] stiff wheel
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>> I took 'Endless Summer' out for a sail yesterday. The temperature was 30
>> degrees in the morning, but sunny. There was ice on the deck and seats,
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>> after we got out, the ice melted away. The steering wheel felt like it had
>> the brake on. I checked that. It was off. The wheel turns but with much
>> more force needed than normal.
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>> Is this because of the temperature?  I am not sure how the wheel moves the
>> rubber. Is it mechanical or hydraulic?
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>> Thanks.
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>> Bill Sloane
>> Olympia, Washington
>> C-320 No. 554 'Endless Summer'
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Chris Burti
Farmville, NC