[C38] Steering help

[mwlewis2025]

Just finished tiller to wheel conversion. It is 11 tooth sprocket and 19in chain and 13ft cable sounds right  



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Hello Brent,

I have experienced the ordeal you describe when we were sailing at night in
Tampa bay and lost steering right in the ship channel to Tampa.  We used
our emergence tiller but found it was totally inadequate because of the
short length.

Our cable had broken but our sprocket was OK so my repairs were easier than
yours but one thing we did learn was to take off the wheel and grease the
spline shaft well with waterproof trailer bearing grease so we would easily
remove it if needed in the future. We replaced the nut with only a snug fit
so it could be removed with a Crescent wrench.

With the wheel removed using the emergency tiller is much easier because it
gives you room to use more muscle.  One added benefit was we could now
remove the tiller when having swim call making it easier for swimmers to
climb in and out of the cockpit via the swim ladder.  It also made it
easier for us to get to the dinghy, especially when carrying bags, coolers,
etc.  We  would just place the wheel on the port side over the engine panel
and bungee it in place for a temporary storage.  When we need to go, it
took only seconds to secure the wheel back on the pedestal.

As far as parts for your pedestal, you may have to weld the broken teeth or
improvise a different sprocket because many of the binnacle parts for our
boats are no longer available except through salvage.  Good luck.

Tom Troncalli
Ex-owner #95 

> [Original Message]
> From: Brett <bikahoga at aol.com>
> To: Catalina 38's <listserve at catalina38.org>
> Date: 8/7/2012 8:04:11 AM
> Subject: [C38] Steering help
>
> Hello fellow 38's 
>  Jazz had a near collision this past weekend durning an over night race
down the bay. We lost our steering in the middle of a shipping channel and
great team work where able to get to safe anchor with a make shift
emergency teller.
>   I have A couple question  and the first one is where can I find a
used/new emergency teller for our boat. I have #313 which is an 84 and what
we use as a teller was not at all adequate for any emergency sailing. 
>
> Next question. I have pulled my steering apart and have found the the
issue which is a broken cable at the point where it meets the chain in the
pedestal. It also sheared a few teeth off the chain sprocket. I have
reviewed the diagram on the C38 web site for steering and have the info for
parts and want to ask if anyone else has replaced the following and used
the same pieces and if they are correct before I order them. 
> 775?or 774? 2S 15 B9 chain and wire assembly (chain 19" and 13' over all?)
> And 
> 855-2-11BR  11 Tooth sprocket 5/8" #50 chain double brass     
>
> Any help or advise would be great before I start ordering parts. 
>
>
> Cheers 
>
> Brett Cureton
> "Jazz" #313
> Annapolis, MD 
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