Hunter Legend Rudder Stops..

TommmD

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Jul 22, 2014
49
Hunter Legend 355 Portsmouth, RI
95 Legend 355.. this will probly more of a rant then a question, since I really hope noone else has seen this. Had my 2nd mooring line in hand 2 secs from tossing it in to join the first, walking the deck, got as far as the stays Wife@ the helm, in gear, when she calls out "I've got no steering"!! She bangs it in reverse, get the mooring g line on & start to check it out. Wheel is spinning, cables thru the steering hatch are tensioned but not moving. Pull the hatch & find the quadrant in tatters!! See the pic. Dive on the rudder & while there is no external damage, it's well past stops & jammed on the hull, past 90. (WTF!!!)
So now I'm with family on the BI ferry instead of anchored in Old Harbor..IMG_20170730_124124216.jpg