[C320-list] steering issue

[Greg Arnold]

One guess:

You were under sail with the wheel autopilot on.  When you dropped sails
the boat turned to the left.  The AP went hard to the right trying to
keep you on course.  You then turned off the AP but did not release the
brake.  So the wheel stayed hard to the right. There was considerable
resistance when you tried to turn the wheel to the left, so you did not
center it.


On 7/28/2024 4:49 PM, Louis Friedman via C320-list wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> Was hoping to get some input on where to start on troubles shooting this
> one before I tow to the shop.  Went to drop sails today after a nice sail,
> started up the engine and hit the throttle and the boat would only do 360s
> to the right.  If I put it in reverse it didn't move at all but didn't
> spin. Wheel might have a little more resistance on it than usual but not
> sure.  Was not able to make headway so had to drop anchor and call for a
> tow back to the mooring field.  Need to get back there this week to take a
> look.  Curious what others think this might be / where to check - ?steering
> cable, ?something stuck in rudder.
>
> Lou Friedman
> hull #623 s/v MissAdventure.