Steering System: Difference between revisions
From Seawind1160Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
''Redesign of the rudder traveller car:'' [https://www.strikhedonia.com/redesigning-the-seawind-1160-center-steering-bracket/ External Link]<br> | ''Redesign of the rudder traveller car:'' [https://www.strikhedonia.com/redesigning-the-seawind-1160-center-steering-bracket/ External Link]<br> | ||
[[File:Rudder Traveller Caster Wheel.jpeg|thumb|Alternative modification completed by Bill Lippincott on SV | An alternative solution includes adding a non-castering wheel to the rudder traveller car [[File:Rudder Traveller Caster Wheel.jpeg|thumb|Alternative modification completed by Bill Lippincott on SV Moon Drifter]]<br> | ||
Latest revision as of 14:29, 11 May 2026
Steering System
Factory drawing: File:SW1160 Steering System Drawing.pdf
Photos: File:Steering System Photos.pdf
Helm Station Play
It is critical that there is no play in when you turn the wheel - if there is play, it can be taken up by tightening the cable ends that attach to each end of the rudder interconnect tube.
Rudder traveller car failure
SV Nimrod had their rudder traveller car fail while on passage between Queensland, AUS and Tahiti. Dave Straton added a second bearing car to reduce the load and increase reliability.
Redesign of the rudder traveller car: External Link
An alternative solution includes adding a non-castering wheel to the rudder traveller car
