Mine is an "84 with a weakening cockpit pedestal. The base is corroding, mainly at one quarter of the rim, but proceeding toward the pipe-stand in such fashion that if it continues for a year or two(?) it could get us it serious trouble. (It moves only a little at the wheel, under a good bit of a push.) I'ver been looking unsuccessfully for a replacement base, and may have to resort (ugh) to manufacturing one myself. Any experience or advice with this problem out there??
Steering pedestal
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I refinished mine....
Not sure if you mean it has corroded thur the metal or if we are talking surface corroding. Mine had some deep corrosion, but mostly surface. I removed mine from the boat, sanded the offending areas, filled gaps with thicken epoxy, sanded smooth, gave the entire unit a light sanding with 200 or 400 grit wet dry paper, then coated it with a yellow primer from WM or BoatUS made for alum. alloy. To make painting easier, I put the pedestal on a long rod, like a broom stick, hung this horizontally in such a fashion that I could spin the pedestal while I painted. Then followed with a white marine grade paint for the finish, still using the spin technque which allowed me to paint very evenly. When a run tried to appear, I would turn pedestal putting the run on the top and it would flow out. Result... look like a brand new pedestal when finished. Hope this helps.
Not sure if you mean it has corroded thur the metal or if we are talking surface corroding. Mine had some deep corrosion, but mostly surface. I removed mine from the boat, sanded the offending areas, filled gaps with thicken epoxy, sanded smooth, gave the entire unit a light sanding with 200 or 400 grit wet dry paper, then coated it with a yellow primer from WM or BoatUS made for alum. alloy. To make painting easier, I put the pedestal on a long rod, like a broom stick, hung this horizontally in such a fashion that I could spin the pedestal while I painted. Then followed with a white marine grade paint for the finish, still using the spin technque which allowed me to paint very evenly. When a run tried to appear, I would turn pedestal putting the run on the top and it would flow out. Result... look like a brand new pedestal when finished. Hope this helps.
Pedestal
What brand is your pedestal? Mine isn't an Edson, It's a Yacht Specialties. They are no longer produced, but can still be found on Ebay once in a while. I was lucky and got a used spare one with my boat and refinished it. It was off of a fresh water boat and was super clean. I talked with the Edson guys at Strictly Sail and they said that I could replace the pedestal and parts within with Edson parts and keep the rudderstock parts from the Yacht Specialties steering intact. I don't know if this helps, but it's worth looking into.
What brand is your pedestal? Mine isn't an Edson, It's a Yacht Specialties. They are no longer produced, but can still be found on Ebay once in a while. I was lucky and got a used spare one with my boat and refinished it. It was off of a fresh water boat and was super clean. I talked with the Edson guys at Strictly Sail and they said that I could replace the pedestal and parts within with Edson parts and keep the rudderstock parts from the Yacht Specialties steering intact. I don't know if this helps, but it's worth looking into.
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