[C320-list] Lewmar folding wheel

[Jeff Hare]

We have the Edson rail mount kit for storing the wheel which comes with the
oversized hand nut so that you can remove/replace the wheel without tools.

Even though we have the ST4000+ wheel pilot, it's still easy to pull the
wheel and store it on the rail.  Ours is mounted on the forward double
stanchion where the lifeline gate is but on the opposite side of the boat we
board/exit from.  We only store it there at the dock or mooring when we have
guests aboard.

We've considered the folding wheel a few times but never pulled the trigger.

-Jeff Hare
#809

-----Original Message-----
From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf
Of JJ Morrison
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 11:01 AM
To: Catalina List
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Lewmar folding wheel

Not a good idea at all to sail with the wheel folded...things get caught in
it and you can come to grief! If I did not have the wheel autohelm to
contend with (pain in the bum to disconnect) I just would've got the wheel
cradle and removed the wheel whenever not underway. Cheaper and way more
room. Of course for those rich folks who have the series autohelm this would
not be an issue.CheersJohnM1999#574



> Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 10:44:38 -0400
> From: schwartz781 at optonline.net
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> CC: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Lewmar folding wheel
> 
> Ahoy.....I recall a warning or caution that came with my folding wheel 
> stating not to sail with the wheel folded. We fold ours at the dock, 
> and at anchor .....still have to be careful moving around it 
> though,,,,,,Joe
> ...#245
> 
> On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 10:29 AM, Dean Vermeire wrote:
> 
> > Part of my reason for getting the folding wheel was that the leather 
> > wrap on the old wheel was getting cut up by the lazarette seat, 
> > whenever it was opened and closed.  The leather wrap was 13 years 
> > old, and was needing to be replaced.  Rather than spend a couple 
> > hundred dollars just replacing the leather wrap, I decided to treat 
> > myself to the folding wheel, which has a hide wrap on it and will 
> > not be making contact with the lazarette seat.  Obviously, it also 
> > makes it that much easier to get around the wheel.
> >
> >
> > On 10/21/2014 8:55 AM, wflowe3 at aim.com wrote:
> >>   I can see if you were cruising with long distances between tacks 
> >> or jibes, that might make sense but since I sail on an inland lake 
> >> and have to change directions often, I've never seen any reason to 
> >> fold the wheel while sailing.  It would be really unhandy when 
> >> turning the wheel very far.
> >>
> >> Bill
> >> #1146
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Stephen Kaplan To: C320-List Sent: Mon, Oct 20, 2014 11:44 pm
> >> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Lewmar folding wheel
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear fellow sailors,
> >> I can see the real advantage of the folding wheel at the dock to 
> >> facilitate easy movement when preparing for a sail or to stow gear 
> >> after sailing.
> >> However, I
> >> was wondering when sailing whether you effectively use the wheel 
> >> while in a folded configurations.
> >> Steve
> >> Saline 980
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On 
> >> Behalf Of Elizabeth Schwartz
> >> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2014 12:43 PM
> >> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> >> Cc: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> >> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Lewmar folding wheel
> >>
> >> Installing a folding wheel was my first upgrade to my # 245 when we 
> >> got it last year. I think it came with a hub for the straight 
> >> shaft, that was needed to replace the tapered shaft hub that the 
> >> wheel came with installed. Was not difficult. ....We have a slip 
> >> that we back into, and only board from the stern.
> >> This new wheel is a big improvement for getting around the binnacle. 
> >> If I could
> >> do it over, I would probably get the 38 in wheel, or even the 36. 
> >> My arms are long enough to reach that far in when sitting on the 
> >> seat outboard of the helm seat directly behind the wheel....Joe n 
> >> Beth
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 07:00 PM, dean at vermeire.us wrote:
> >>
> >>> I think that is the problem. The box says it will fit either type. 
> >>> The
> >>> instructions online talk about another hub for Edson, but there 
> >>> isn't one in the box.
> >>> I'll get them to ship me the other part. Easier than returning the 
> >>> wheel.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Sent from Samsung mobile
> >>>
> >>>
> >> -------- Original message --------
> >> From: Kirk Mueller
> >> Date:10/18/2014  4:00 PM  (GMT-06:00)
> >> To: "C320-List at Catalina320.com"
> >> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Lewmar folding wheel
> >>
> >>> The wheel should have come with a second hub that will work on the 
> >>> Edson pedestal.  I have the same unit installed on SN 361.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>>
> >>> Kirk Mueller
> >>> "We Go Now"
> >>> Rock Hall, MD
> >>>
> >>> On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 4:40 PM, dean at vermeire.us  wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I just tried to install my new folding wheel. 40" Lewmar. It does 
> >>>> not seem to fit on the hub. I don't see any choices when ordering 
> >>>> online, other than the diameter of the wheel.
> >>>> Our boat is a 2001 (#847) with the Edson pedestal.
> >>>> If anyone had added a folding wheel, which did you buy?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> Dean Vermeire
> >>>> Moonstruck II
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Sent from Samsung mobile
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >> -------- Original message --------
> >> From: jim brown <
> >>>> jbrown5093 at yahoo.com>
> >> Date:10/17/2014  10:33 AM  (GMT-06:00)
> >> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> >> Subject: Re:
> >>>> [C320-list] neutral or in gear while under sail null
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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