[C320-list] wheel brake

[Dick Walker]

I never use the wheel break.   Why is it important?  I use my B at G autopilot to hold a course



Cheers

Dick Walker
740 Olive Ave.
Coronado ,CA 92118
619.435.8986



> On Jun 6, 2015, at 20:38, Marek Fluder <marekf at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Jim,
> 
> When I took possession of #1028 last year the wheel brake was not working.
> During the winter I have examined the inside of the pedestal and found the
> fix to be fairly easy - the sprocket was not set by the hex screws anymore
> and had some back and forth play. After moving it back to original position
> and setting the screws all is good. Fairly easy fix, at least in my case.
> 
> Marek
> #1028
> 
>> On Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 5:09 PM, Jeff Hare <Catalina at thehares.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Yea, it looks like there are quite a few steps, but maybe it isn't quite
>> so bad.
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.edsonmarine.com/support/PDFs/installation/EB424_336PedShaftRemoval.pdf
>> 
>> The part that's a pain is having to loosen the steering and remember to
>> have the wheel lined up the right way when you put the chain back on.  Take
>> your time.
>> 
>> Cheers!
>> -Jeff
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On
>> Behalf Of jim brown
>> Sent: Friday, June 5, 2015 4:28 PM
>> To: 320
>> Subject: [C320-list] wheel brake
>> 
>> My wheel brake is "suddenly" not working at all even with the knob really
>> tight. My hull # is 973 (2004) and has the center brake. The fix on the
>> Edson site sounds daunting and a lot more complicated than the brake pad
>> replacement for the side mount brakes. Has anyone had this problem and is
>> there an easy fix?
>> Jim Brown
>> Desafinado
>> 
>>