1981 30' Hunter Binnacle removal

[duncanew]

I need to remove my binnacle on my 1981 30' Hunter for maitenance, to check a catch the throttle seems to have and to adjust the throttle return tension.

I have a PVC binnacle on a Edson pedestal and don't see any screws or anything holding it on other that friction. Can I mark the position and carefully tap up on the base or what?

Here is a picture.

 

[garyc]

I believe thier are screws holding the plastic extension to the binnacle.I don't think the tension can be adjusted on the older Edson binnacles.

 

[Ed Schenck]

Throttle looks exactly like mine. If same pedestal then Gary is right, nothing to tension in the pedestal. The tension is a clamp on the cable. Trace the cable back from the engine connection. Probably where the "catch" is too.

On my Edson there are four screws in the compass flange. After removal there are screws inside on a flange holding the extension to the pedestal base.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

There are 4 bolts inside that you should be able to see after you remove the compass. Your terminology is vague, so not sure what you are trying to accomplish. Inside the tube of the steering pedestal there is a double bracket that holds the outer cable ends of the transmission and throttle cables so that the inner cable can move up and down. On the motor end, there will be another bracket holding the outside jacket of the other end of that cable so that the outer jacket remains fixed and the inner cable can move back and forth. If your throttle cable has jumped out of this bracket inside of the pedestal, then you need to get it back in. You would have to remove the compass and then the housing for the cable levers and then you can look down and see with a flashlight the bracket. You will see a round headed bolt head on the outside of the pedestal (facing aft) that secures this bracket to the inside of the pedestal. If your problem is that the throttle, when left untouched, reverts back to a closed position so that the rpm's are reduced, then you need to install a cable brake which is supplied by the cable manufacturer. It is a clamp that tightens on the outside of the throttle cable (where you can access it) which applies tension to the inner cable so that the spring on the engine end does not reduce the rpm when you let go of the handle. This clamp is to be tightened enough so that the inner cable can move, but yet have enough friction so that when you let go of the lever, it will not move.

 

[Benny17441]

It does look like a PVC part that came out of a hardware store. It may have been adapted and only the PO may know how it is attached. (perhaps glued) If you have not done so go ahead and remove the compass and take it from there.

 

[jphud]

The throttle cable is usually adjusted by cable clamps. I also use an elastic cord on the lever, just enough to keep it in place.
It is a good idea to take apart the pedestal and inspect the cable end connections, mine came while underway, no major problems but could have been ugly.