Rudder stops? We got no steenking rudder stops :-)
As a matter of interest, the rudder stops are a single piece of 6mm spectra that goes from the centre point of the quadrant to a fixed padeye on a strongpoint about 400mm forward of the quadrant. It's length prvents the quadrant from turning more than nn degrees.
Thanks for the input. I think that the system loosens up because we're not getting the lashings tensioned enough, hence my thought about the turnbuckles.
Anyway - thanks for validating my plan - I'll check back with results.
Meanwhile if you hear about a boat going out of control in Australia because the owner made mods to the steering system, it may be me :-)
By the way - the builders (They've built 70 of these boats here) says that they just recommend changing the Vectran frequently and changing the lashings more frequently. They said they saw no problem with the turnbuckles so long as I make sure that they can't run over the sprocket or into the sheaves.
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