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Created page with "'''Steering System'''<br> Factory drawing: thumb|Link <br> Photos: thumb|Link <br><br> '''Rudder traveller car failure'''<br> 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.<br> ''Redesign of the rudder traveller car:'' [https://www.strikhedonia.com/redesig..."
 
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Factory drawing: [[File:SW1160 Steering System Drawing.pdf|thumb|Link]] <br>
Factory drawing: [[File:SW1160 Steering System Drawing.pdf|thumb|Link]] <br>
Photos: [[File:Steering System Photos.pdf|thumb|Link]] <br><br>
Photos: [[File:Steering System Photos.pdf|thumb|Link]] <br><br>
'''Helm Station Play'''<br>
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.<br><br>


'''Rudder traveller car failure'''<br>
'''Rudder traveller car failure'''<br>
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.<br>
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.<br>
''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>

Revision as of 14:58, 10 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