83 Oday 34' has the Edson full aluminum disc steering quadrant with no visible Rudder stock showing. Can the fiberglass be cut that is above the quadrant or are there bearings or bushing in the way?
I don't know if Rudy is still at D&R Marine but if you could get ahold of him he might know.Do you know the sizes of the bushings/bearings, because I would hate to cut into one while attempting to free up the bare rudder shaft, enough for an arm to be mounted?
Very similar, it looks like the auto pilot arm is going to need about 2 to 3 inches of visible shaft, and I want to cut the fiberglass sheath away right above my quadrant. Just want to know if there is anything behind the fiberglass until I get to the shaft.Here is what the rudder tube looks like on my O’Day 322. Not sure how similar it is to the O34…
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I added a rudder sensor that is attached to the steering quadrant (no significant force ).
I do have some room above the quadrant to attach a tiller arm if I ever want to go with a below-deck AP.
Greg
I guess you can’t see any section of bare shaft, to see if the tube tight on the shaft? I can see mine is tight, and no room for anything but the glass tube…Very similar, it looks like the auto pilot arm is going to need about 2 to 3 inches of visible shaft, and I want to cut the fiberglass sheath away right above my quadrant. Just want to know if there is anything behind the fiberglass until I get to the shaft.
Just got off the phone with Rudy, whose number is 508 644-3001 not 518, and he said that the fiberglass shaft log is solid fiberglass until you get to the shaft and that it should be greased every year or so with waterproof grease.I don't know if Rudy is still at D&R Marine but if you could get ahold of him he might know.
518-644-3001
I have an Oday 34 1981 in Italy, I have installed a Raymarine with actuator type 1 and acu 200 for 5 years, I have reinforced the attachment of the Edson sector, and with a resin plywood support in the aft part, all working perfectly! Now I don't have photos, if interested I'll try to do what I can even if the boat is in Greece. Ciao!Ho un oday34 1981 in Italy , ho installato un raymarine con attuatore tipo1 e acu 200 da 5 anni, ho rinforzato l'attacco del settore edson, e con un sostegno in multistrato resinato nella parte poppiera, il tutto funzionante alla perfezione! Adesso non ho foto, se interessa vedo di fare il possibile anche se la barca è in Grecia. Ciao