[C320-list] wheel brake

[Marek Fluder]

It was pretty obvious - try moving the sprocket back and forth. The brake
engages only with the sprocket in one or the other position.

Brake is handy when sailing upwind - I prefer to balance the boat and use a
bit of brake to steady the rudder rather then use autopilot.
Also when at the slip I feel the steering mechanism is safer with brake
applied.

Marek
#1028
 Thanks to all for the help on the wheel brake problem.I'm sure it's the
set screw problem since it worked one day and not the next-didn't feel like
a wear problem. The list comes through again. Is there a way to find the
original position or is it obvious?

Jim Brown

      From: Marek Fluder <marekf at gmail.com>
 To: "C320-List at Catalina320.com" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
 Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2015 11:38 PM
 Subject: Re: [C320-list] wheel brake

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
>
>