On Sun, 14 May 2006 04:23:31 GMT, all thumbs
wrote:

I'm wondering if I have the quadrant set up right. At full stop on the
quadrant, looking at the rudder shows it's only turned about 45
degrees. Is this correct? Is that some theoretical limit of effective
angle or something? Thanks.

Well, I guess I'm set up as per the maker intended then.
I posted in panic and should have mentioned this is a sailing vessel
with a balanced rudder, inboard engine driving a single prop and wheel
steering controlled by pulley's and cable to a quadrant over a run of
about 7 feet. The quad is split in half and there's a gap at one of
the splits. It looks like someone drilled the center hole through the
rudder post incorrectly so the two halves don't line up properly.
Also, I see no way to attach the cables to the quadrant. Maybe they
pass in a loop and just connect with a turnbuckle half way between the
binnacle and the quad? I thought they would be made off the quadrant
itself. The components were in a rusted mess at the bottom of the
bilge. Everything is cleaned up now the puzzle of assembly has loosely
begun. This exercise has been deferred pending further information.
Now it's on to battery boxes for the moment. (how could it take all
day to make a freakin' box?) Thanks everyone, keep paddling.