Lewmar Folding Wheel
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abyssal
This is the one I purchased.
http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|118|297677|79963&id=1139009
This is how I did it
http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=108081
You can purchase an adapter from Lewmar turning a 1" tapered shaft to a 1" straight shaft, just unbolt original and replace with adapter and rebolt. I forget the part number. This would be a better way way to go.
paulj :troll:
This is the one I purchased.
http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|118|297677|79963&id=1139009
This is how I did it
http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=108081
You can purchase an adapter from Lewmar turning a 1" tapered shaft to a 1" straight shaft, just unbolt original and replace with adapter and rebolt. I forget the part number. This would be a better way way to go.
paulj :troll:
Thanks for the tip on the Defender wheel. We purchased it Tuesday, it was delivered yesterday and we put the 1" parallel hub on today. This weekend we are going to swap it out. One thing though, what is the purpose of the bungee on the locking handles? No instructions came with it, so I have no idea what they do.
Push the ball on one bungie through the loop on the other bungie when the wheel is folded. It holds the halves from flopping around while your anchored / docked. I asked the same question when I got our boat with the same wheel. You will like the extra room you'll have in the cockpit. Just be careful of the open ends of the spokes, I got a nasty cut from whacking the concave spoke.
Bob, do you have a ball on the large grey plastic "nut" (for lack of a better description ) that threads on the the SS to hold the wheel open. The ball is attached to a bungie.
Folding Wheel
We have a Catalina 30, 1988 and got a 36" Lewmar Folding wheel last year and it was the best thing we got all year. It is wonderful! We could have gone to a 38 but the 36 feels really great and I do like folding it when we are not sailing. Be sure when you place your order to include the kit with the correct adaptor because they placed our order without it and then wanted to charge us an additonal $40 to get the adaptor separately.
Though we love our wheel, I now realize that even if it was not folding, it would fit just fine. We were so worried that it would be a big issue and the truth is it is not. That said, the leather cover itself is worth so much to me.....feels great in my hands.
If anyone is considering it, go for it, you will be really pleased.
We have a Catalina 30, 1988 and got a 36" Lewmar Folding wheel last year and it was the best thing we got all year. It is wonderful! We could have gone to a 38 but the 36 feels really great and I do like folding it when we are not sailing. Be sure when you place your order to include the kit with the correct adaptor because they placed our order without it and then wanted to charge us an additonal $40 to get the adaptor separately.
Though we love our wheel, I now realize that even if it was not folding, it would fit just fine. We were so worried that it would be a big issue and the truth is it is not. That said, the leather cover itself is worth so much to me.....feels great in my hands.
If anyone is considering it, go for it, you will be really pleased.
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