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Centering your steering

Centering your steering

Posted by Dave on Apr 3rd 2023

We've been banging on about the wisdom of finally replacing your boat's old and worn chain and wire, and offering a spoonful of sugar to help the process along. The response has been very encouraging, and as TravelLift operators across the country hear "ladies and gentlemen, start your engines!" it' …
Cable Clamp Tricks

Cable Clamp Tricks

Posted by Dave on Dec 19th 2022

Our friends* at Captain Q posted a video of a staggeringly nice Ted Hood boat last week, and a few astute commenters caught a great but easily missed detail on the quadrant. Leaving aside how urgently this steering cable looks like it needs replacement - the strands show obvious rust and I …
Replacing wire steering cable with Dyneema part 2 - the install

Replacing wire steering cable with Dyneema part 2 - the install

Posted by Dave on May 19th 2022

Having successfully removed the existing chain and wire in the last post, the task fell to measuring chain and cable, and making a new chain and new Dyneema cables. Measuring the chain is easy enough, as the J/109 uses Edson's steering chain and cable kit # 77103 (link), and so has an 18" chain …