Brisyboy
Senior Member
- Joined
- Mar 7, 2015
- Messages
- 423
- Location
- Australia
- Vessel Name
- Malagari
- Vessel Make
- Island Gypsy 36 Europa
Some jobs on a boat are important to the maintenance of the boat - others are important for the sanity of the owner - this is one of the latter.
Ever since we bought Malagari, the fact that the steering wheel spoke that is marked and should be at 12 oclock when travelling in a straight line was actually at 10 oclock really got up my nose. OK,OK, the boat won`t sink because of that but it just bugged me.
So............down into the lazarette to loosen/tighten the two cables and I think I have it in the straight ahead, 12 oclock position - well, until a sea trial confirms it that is.
So my questions are these:
How tight/loose should the cables be?
Should both rudders be parallel to each other.
thanks
Ever since we bought Malagari, the fact that the steering wheel spoke that is marked and should be at 12 oclock when travelling in a straight line was actually at 10 oclock really got up my nose. OK,OK, the boat won`t sink because of that but it just bugged me.
So............down into the lazarette to loosen/tighten the two cables and I think I have it in the straight ahead, 12 oclock position - well, until a sea trial confirms it that is.
So my questions are these:
How tight/loose should the cables be?
Should both rudders be parallel to each other.
thanks