how morse cable works

[Seahallknowhall]

Hello my wise and knowledgeable crew

I'm sorry if you can see a earlier post by me about the same topic but i submitted my thread and it never showed (for me anyway)

Well i'm still rebuilding my boat, i'm still learning along the way and i'm still as green as a sea cucumber

can anybody steer me in the right direction....

I need to connect my steering wheel in the front of my cabin to my tiller/rudder stock which is as surprisingly at the stern lol big surprise i'm guessing

please can anybody explain how a Morse cable works or if there are other ways of connecting my wheel to my rudder.

As always any diagrams, info or story's more than welcome.

Thank you to all.

 

[macd]

Assuming you're referring to a cable with an inner core sliding in an outer sheath, it's called a Bowden cable and works on the same principle as bicycle brake (and gear change) cables. Wiki has a page on it and there will be scores of others if you care to Google.

Plain cables are also used on small boat steering systems: they can only pull, whereas a Bowden can both push and pull if desired.

Rigid mechanical linkages and hydraulic systems are also used (or no linkages at all in the case of tiller steering).

 

[scottie]

Without more information it is hard to give a definite answer but as you have mention 27 ft cruiser with ysb12 engine and morse cable lets try !
When the USB was current a typical morse steering cable would be the D320 which would have at the helm end a tail of windscreen wiper wire and at the other a ridged tube about 25-30 mm dia with a sliding end the early types having a thread the later a hole just in from the end .
There should be a number stamped in the plastic casing wihich includes the length. You require a fitting kit at the rudder end and a helm with a spindle at he other
Have a look at Hindle controls web site which will give you more detail
It would be worth looking at a low cost hydraulic steering system if starting from scratch .

 

[ianj99]

http://www.asap-supplies.com/marine/cable-steering-systems

There's a pdf on the above page.