dicklatour
Dick Latour
I am in the process of installing a below deck hydraulic
autopilot on our 383 #45. After taking apart the quadrant to
inspect the lengh of the keyway in the rudder shaft, I was
looking thorough the Edson Catalog trying to figure out which
tiller arm to use for the autopilot connection. While reading
about the quadrant installed in the boat, I noticed that it was
strongly recommended that a stainless steel key, not a bronze
key, be used with the aluminum quadrant and stainless steel
rudder shaft set up of the Morgan.
Of course, a bronze key is what was installed by the factory.
Our boat is in freshwater so this is not the problem that it
might be for a boat in salt. Just wanted to pass this message
along to anyone that might be interested.
autopilot on our 383 #45. After taking apart the quadrant to
inspect the lengh of the keyway in the rudder shaft, I was
looking thorough the Edson Catalog trying to figure out which
tiller arm to use for the autopilot connection. While reading
about the quadrant installed in the boat, I noticed that it was
strongly recommended that a stainless steel key, not a bronze
key, be used with the aluminum quadrant and stainless steel
rudder shaft set up of the Morgan.
Of course, a bronze key is what was installed by the factory.
Our boat is in freshwater so this is not the problem that it
might be for a boat in salt. Just wanted to pass this message
along to anyone that might be interested.