onemanorthree
Member
All,
I'm having some issues getting the length correct for my steering cable on the 14ft Fletcher Arrowflight.
That cable that I bought it with was a rack and pinion, however it snapped at the end of the season.
I decided to replace it with a rotary system, and replace the helm also.
I always thought the original cable was too long and it snaked heavily down the side of the boat. Fig 1
The cable is marked with 4.25m, which when converted, is 14ft. So when I sent the detail to the marine shop, they sold me a 14ft cable rotary system.
I fitted this but was way too long, too long even to snake it up the side of the boat, there was 2 foot left by the time it got to the helm.
The cable the sold me is also about a foot longer than the original cable too, which I don't understand.
My questions are.
Are R&P cables measured differently to rotary?
The A, B , C measurements are A=40cm, B = 250cm, C=55cm a total of 11.3ft. I was told to round up to the next foot after this, do I get a 12ft cable?
Does anybody know what length is the right rotary length for this boat?
Thanks
Fig 1 - Cable was snaking heavily down the side of the boat,
![cablesnake.png cablesnake.png](https://ybw-data.community.forum/attachments/126/126291-95d78d660fe9a82d72a20dbd0e4c665f.jpg)
Cables side by side - Red is the old one
![cablediff.png cablediff.png](https://ybw-data.community.forum/attachments/126/126292-8c8acfba4ddd57159d27bc76e945bb40.jpg)
Original R&P
![cablered.png cablered.png](https://ybw-data.community.forum/attachments/126/126293-f9ecb2997dbbc528907b6c85221be710.jpg)
Pretech 5500 14 en - New
![cabum.png cabum.png](https://ybw-data.community.forum/attachments/126/126294-857577c09f3a8eecb9ebd950b4f581c3.jpg)
3000 STEERFLEX STEERING SYSTEM 9ft
I'm having some issues getting the length correct for my steering cable on the 14ft Fletcher Arrowflight.
That cable that I bought it with was a rack and pinion, however it snapped at the end of the season.
I decided to replace it with a rotary system, and replace the helm also.
I always thought the original cable was too long and it snaked heavily down the side of the boat. Fig 1
The cable is marked with 4.25m, which when converted, is 14ft. So when I sent the detail to the marine shop, they sold me a 14ft cable rotary system.
I fitted this but was way too long, too long even to snake it up the side of the boat, there was 2 foot left by the time it got to the helm.
The cable the sold me is also about a foot longer than the original cable too, which I don't understand.
My questions are.
Are R&P cables measured differently to rotary?
The A, B , C measurements are A=40cm, B = 250cm, C=55cm a total of 11.3ft. I was told to round up to the next foot after this, do I get a 12ft cable?
Does anybody know what length is the right rotary length for this boat?
Thanks
Fig 1 - Cable was snaking heavily down the side of the boat,
![cablesnake.png cablesnake.png](https://ybw-data.community.forum/attachments/126/126291-95d78d660fe9a82d72a20dbd0e4c665f.jpg)
Cables side by side - Red is the old one
![cablediff.png cablediff.png](https://ybw-data.community.forum/attachments/126/126292-8c8acfba4ddd57159d27bc76e945bb40.jpg)
Original R&P
![cablered.png cablered.png](https://ybw-data.community.forum/attachments/126/126293-f9ecb2997dbbc528907b6c85221be710.jpg)
Pretech 5500 14 en - New
![cabum.png cabum.png](https://ybw-data.community.forum/attachments/126/126294-857577c09f3a8eecb9ebd950b4f581c3.jpg)
3000 STEERFLEX STEERING SYSTEM 9ft