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  1. #11
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    Yep, if you loosen the jamb nuts on that steering (clamp) block, the steering tube will slide fore or aft while you hold the rudder straight and turn the wheel 180 degrees. Looks like you're near the end of your adjustment, so turn the wheel the direction that moves the steering tube aft in the steering block to better center the threaded section. Then lock down the jamb nuts in the new position. This will give you a straight rudder with the steering wheel right side up. Unfortunately, this method will also give you 1/2 turn difference (or is it 1/4 if you split the difference?) in rudder throw from one direction to the other. Probably not that big a deal.

    Otherwise you'll have to pull the cable from the helm & re-thread as previously stated to get the keyway just right.
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    I think I'm with you, and I think that's essentially what I did before. I was trying to go strictly for the same number of turns from lock to lock, but I might need to sacrifice a half turn to get the wheel right. I'm going to give it another whirl this weekend. Thanks for helping me talk this out.

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    Update: I've got it adjusted much better. The trick was removing the cable housing behind the steering wheel. I was originally adjusting the clamp block as you described, but just couldn't get it adjusted right with equal amounts of turn, and the wheel straight. By getting the clamp block more in the middle, and then pulling the cable housing off and turning the wheel straight, everything is looking much better. Thanks for the tip on adjusting it at the helm.

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    No problem - glad it worked out for you.
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    Im fixing to do this fix, can you explain a lil better on how you did it?? Im not following?
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    To better answer your question, what are you trying to fix?

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  7. #17
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    Hello all,
    I've got a few strange things going on with the salt that I think pertain to this old thread. My problem is two-fold:
    1) there is more slop in the steering than there should be
    2) there is a "tight spot" in the travel right in the center

    These combine to make a pretty "darty" driving boat - rudder is stiff near the center, then free on either side of center, with a little cable slop to allow it to bias all the way to the other side of that slop, making small steering inputs near the center of travel impossible!

    I think what i have found is wear in the "Clamp Block" (pictured above), plus a bent rudder. I had the rudder out this spring for fresh seals and did some straightening of the previous bend, then I went and hit another rock..

    My question is: has anyone replaced this clamp block? SKIDIM has this part that looks like a suitable replacement:
    http://www.skidim.com/CLAMP-BLOCK-KI...tinfo/6301335/
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    Well... There's your problem...
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    That'll do it. Might want to bolt that down to something.

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