Cbuydos
Member I
Question for Olson 34 owners.
Do you have a top bearing installed for your rudder shaft at the removable port for where you insert you emergency tiller?
I was a bit shocked to not find one on my boat. Granted the current set up is quiet substantially built, but I am nervous at the amount of flex that I am seeing in the set up once the wind builds. A top self aligning bearing will eliminate this and I plan to install one. I am finding a lot of custom modifications to the boat as we upgrade systems & I have a feeling this is one of them. I will take a picture this weekend and share. I have a feeling it may have been removed, prior to our boat purchase, but I’m not sure.
Also, I take it there should be a pin in the rudder shaft for the emergency tiller to grab onto. Unfortunately not on my boat. Looks like I will need to address. If you can share an image or an outline as to how your system is set up, it will be appreciated. I’m glade to have found this issue now and not when the emergency tiller is needed.
Chris
Do you have a top bearing installed for your rudder shaft at the removable port for where you insert you emergency tiller?
I was a bit shocked to not find one on my boat. Granted the current set up is quiet substantially built, but I am nervous at the amount of flex that I am seeing in the set up once the wind builds. A top self aligning bearing will eliminate this and I plan to install one. I am finding a lot of custom modifications to the boat as we upgrade systems & I have a feeling this is one of them. I will take a picture this weekend and share. I have a feeling it may have been removed, prior to our boat purchase, but I’m not sure.
Also, I take it there should be a pin in the rudder shaft for the emergency tiller to grab onto. Unfortunately not on my boat. Looks like I will need to address. If you can share an image or an outline as to how your system is set up, it will be appreciated. I’m glade to have found this issue now and not when the emergency tiller is needed.
Chris