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Hi, all... I have a 1986 Mark 5, hull #103, with a Cinkel pedestal that was installed at the Canada factory when my boat was new. The original dealer (Torreson Marine/Muskegon, MI) told me that info. That, unfortunately, is all they could tell me.
This thing is vexing me. I've got so much slop - free play in the wheel, and I can't find the place to adjust this setup. It's apparently chain over cable, but there is only one "strut" for lack of a better term, which exits my transom from just starboard of the rudder, and both pushes and pulls the transom-hung rudder from side to side. There is no quadrant like modern systems, just one cable. I've looked at it. I've had more experienced people look at it. Nobody's got a good answer. I actually work at my local boatyard/marina, and this damned setup escapes my service manager.
Of course, I could always just unbolt the pedestal, move the engine controls back to the starboard side of the cockpit, and go back to tiller. From a steering standpoint, that's the simple solution (restoring the engine controls aside). That said, I rather prefer the wheel as does my significant other, so there aren't many options, and I am not exactly excited about the cost involved with installing an entire brand new Edson system for a transom-hung rudder, even if I do get the boatyard employee discount.
Anyone familiar with these obsolete systems that can give me some direction?
Brian Chaltry
M&M Yacht Club
Menominee, MI
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@ralph - did you had any luck adjusting the play, my steering cable broke and i am looking to replace the cable but having a hard time removing the existing cable.
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I'm surprised that the outboard rudder boats don't use the same entire system as stern drives/outboard runabouts, with the Teleflex rotor behind the dash connected to the standard push-pull cable right from the wheel to the rudder.
We have a tiller and have noticed the slop in the pins (pintles and gudgeons) so even if your cable were perfect you'd still likely have some play at that point.
Chuck
Chuck Lanning
C&C 27 Mk V, Chivas & Champagne
NSC, Ottawa
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