steering pedistal

I want to know how to take apart the yacht specialties steering station. How does the compass come off to get to the wireing and cables Dave Paulson Allergia Cal334 Channel Islands

Dave, Assuming you have the standard issue of the day Ritchie compass, there should be a couple of screws that hold the compass light hood down. If you remove them, the metal shell lifts off and exposes a series of screws around the rim of the compass base. They may well break when you try to remove them, but you can drill and tap new holes as you re- install. Once the compass is removed, you will see a series of countersunk machine screws that hold the shift collar down. They may be tough to remove as well. Lots of Kroil and cross your fingers. It's all a hassle to deal with -- one of my more trying experiences. Hope this helps. David On Mar 31, 2009, at 4:54 PM, Dave & Cathy Paulson wrote: > > I want to know how to take apart the yacht specialties steering > station. How does the compass come off to get to the wireing and > cables > Dave Paulson > Allergia > Cal334 > Channel Islands > >

If I recall correctly from taking the compass off my Cal 31 when it got too large a bubble, DO NOT remove all the numerous screws that are exposed when you remove the metal cover. Some of these are what hold the compass together. The others are the screws that hold the whole compass assembly in place. Harleigh Ewell Cal 31 From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of DavidOwen Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:17 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] steering pedistal Dave, Assuming you have the standard issue of the day Ritchie compass, there should be a couple of screws that hold the compass light hood down. If you remove them, the metal shell lifts off and exposes a series of screws around the rim of the compass base. They may well break when you try to remove them, but you can drill and tap new holes as you re-install. Once the compass is removed, you will see a series of countersunk machine screws that hold the shift collar down. They may be tough to remove as well. Lots of Kroil and cross your fingers. It's all a hassle to deal with -- one of my more trying experiences. Hope this helps. David On Mar 31, 2009, at 4:54 PM, Dave & Cathy Paulson wrote: I want to know how to take apart the yacht specialties steering station. How does the compass come off to get to the wireing and cables Dave Paulson Allergia Cal334 Channel Islands