[C38] Listserve Digest, Vol 7, Issue 891

[Glenn Walters 401 855 4355]

Does anyone have experience in modifying and adding rudder bearings 
rather than the standard bushings?

thanks
Glenn Walters
POIA hull #13

On 11/29/2011 8:55 PM, listserve-request at catalina38.org wrote:
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>     1. Re: Quadrant or Radial Wheel Drive (Max Soto)
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> Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:47:06 -0600
> From: Max Soto<maxsoto at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [C38] Quadrant or Radial Wheel Drive
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> Hey Mark,
> Here a re a few pics from the engine room and the lazarette. There is no
> cut out, because never had anything separating the lazarette from engine
> room. You'll have to remove yours in order to accommodate the radial wheel.
> The rudder obviously has been removed, so you can see the packing gland and
> the piece of wood that works as rudder stop.
>
>
> Also, the void in my hull between the rudder post and the strut location
> was just filled with foam and fiberglased, so water coming from the rudder
> gland will go right to the bilge without accumulating in the engine room.
> Hopefully, the humidity in this area will drop a lot.
> These areas are the most neglected by myself on Estancia, but I just
> started working on them, hopefully they'll look great in a few weeks.
> Regards,
> Max
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> 2011/11/25 Mark Lewis<mwlewis at comcast.net>
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>> Steve,****
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>> ** **
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>> It looks like there is barely room for an 8" radial.  Does your boat have
>> a cutout in the rear lazerrette to accommodate it?  See pics of my boat.**
>> **
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>> ** **
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>> Mark****
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>> *From:* listserve-bounces at catalina38.org [mailto:
>> listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] *On Behalf Of *Steve Smolinske
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 16, 2011 10:18 PM
>> *To:* Catalina 38 Listserve
>> *Subject:* [C38] Quadrant or Radial Wheel Drive****
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>> ** **
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>> Just a technical note for everyone, our boats came installed with a radial
>> wheel drive, that is the circular aluminum piece mounted to the rudder post
>> that the cable runs around and terminates at the tightening ubolts.   A
>> quadrant is an aluminum piece shaped like a piece of pie that attaches to
>> the rudder post and does the same thing.
>> http://www.edsonmarine.com/support/wheel_conversion/pdfs/S-936.pdf  (link
>> to Edson Catalina 38 diagram) and
>> http://www.edsonmarine.com/marinestore/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=287 (link
>> to a picture showing both) ****
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>>   ****
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>> Steve****
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>> #312 Peregrine****
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>> Seattle****
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>>   ****
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