Fixing the Rudder on a Sailboat (Episode 28)

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Жыл бұрын

Hi everyone! My name is Vasil and I am restoring my 1974 Columbia 45 sailboat. In this episode I am fixing the rudder cable system so that I can properly steer this boat on its maiden voyage.
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@madchap5828 Жыл бұрын

Your master clip on the chain is missing a side plate. The clip just hold the side plate in place it is not designed to act as the side plate and will fail under load.

@ambiguousglobetrotter Жыл бұрын

You’re 100% right!! Thank you for the extra set of eyes! Comments like this help tremendously. I’ll have to put that master clip in before my maiden voyage.

@jimmyhvy2277 Жыл бұрын

Maybe there is Slack in your rudder control system is Because the Auto steer is disconnected ?

@ambiguousglobetrotter Жыл бұрын

Jimmy, you’re 100% right! That’s exactly what the issue was.

@markbowers2558 Жыл бұрын

Is that an Edson steering pedestal? Looks like it is... look for "Steering Maintenance Part One Pedestal Maintenance" on KZfaq. There should be a wheel brake on the stbd side of pedestal (appears to be a bolt stuck in the hole on yours?) to lock the system down without resorting to straps.

@ambiguousglobetrotter Жыл бұрын

Wow! That’s so helpful! Those straps were not ideal to say the least. Thanks for letting me know, I’ll examine that screw.

@tomcooper5564 Жыл бұрын

kinda looks like there is a part of that chain link missing at the link

@tomcooper5564 Жыл бұрын

also that chain needs to be lubricated

@ambiguousglobetrotter Жыл бұрын

Sure does Tom! Seems like whoever worked on this boat before me had a habit of leaving out crucial components haha. In this case they never installed the rubber o-rings before installing the chain lock. Thanks for the comment.

@jimmorris8158 Жыл бұрын

oil the chain?

@ambiguousglobetrotter Жыл бұрын

Yes sir, that thing is going to get cleaned and oiled!

@svintheanajones88 Жыл бұрын

Lost in the rocks? but seriously, what is the sprocket mechanism for? It looks like a gear reduction for whatever is connected to the large sprocket which drives the small sprocket to turn the rudder. Maybe the autopilot's small sprocket couples to the large sprocket by a loop of chain.

@ambiguousglobetrotter Жыл бұрын

Patrick, the lost in the rocks statement was when I couldn’t overcome the current using my oars and ended up crashing into the rocks along the shoreline of the bay lol 😂. After looking at that sprocket mechanism, seems like it it does 2 things: 1. Redirect the chain so that it doesn’t rub against anything. 2. Allows for the addition of the autopilot system. Seems like the larger sprocket would be attached to the autopilot system, allowing it to turn the rudder. There’s a sensor that was attached to the main rudder assembly, my assumption is that would provide the autopilot with a feedback loop.

@svintheanajones88 Жыл бұрын

@@ambiguousglobetrotter Lost in the rocks. Oh yeah, I've been there! Me in the mangroves trying to wave down other boats passing by!

@ambiguousglobetrotter Жыл бұрын

@@svintheanajones88 hahaha! Us newbies are learning rather quickly! Some Lessons are harder than others.

@captvaghunter Жыл бұрын

How fast will water get in if you lose the barring?

@ambiguousglobetrotter Жыл бұрын

Much quicker than I can pump it out! Still waiting to install my bilge pumps! I need to get on that ASAP!

@worldweary1913 Жыл бұрын

6:04 vice grips?

@ambiguousglobetrotter Жыл бұрын

You have a very good eye! Before I figured out the slack in the system was due to the missing component, I was debating tightening the steel cable by removing the rope clips on the rudder assembly to shorten cable itself. The vice grips were attached because I was adjusting the clamps strength and forgot to remove them while filming. This boat has been a tremendous learning curve.