[C320-list] Steering quadrant tension (?)

[Joe Luciano]

Sara,

There are a couple of YouTube videos on doing this for a 320 quadrant.  It’s pretty easy.  I tightened mine up a couple of years ago, took about 30 minutes as I recall.

Joe Luciano 
Second Wind
2005 #1044

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> On Jun 2, 2021, at 7:37 PM, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The should be firm but allow a slight deflection when pressed laterally.
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris Burti
> Farmville, NC
> 
> From: Sara Schroeder Skinner
> Sent: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 10:33 PM
> To: C320 Blog
> Subject: [C320-list] Steering quadrant tension (?)
> 
> Hi all,
> On a recent race we noticed that the helm has too much play in it. The more experienced skipper on board (not me) said that all I need to do is slightly tighten the cable on the steering quadrant.  Having not done this before I wondered if anybody has any advice of how to determine how much I need to tighten it.
> 
> Sara 
> Wandering Star
> 2000/#707
> 
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