Vectran steering cables

[Brian Duff]

that spectra strops is very effictive rudder stop. we use those often on all types of boats - just put one in a catalina 42 last week.. anyway


your builders are right, you can use turnbuckles, but make sure that if the turnbuckles are working on a horizontal plate, that slack in the system will not cause the weight of the turnbuckle to pull the vectran off the sheaves or quadrant.

i think your best bet would be to use a straight legth of vectran from splice to splice hooked directly to the chain an the eyebolt at the quadrant.

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