by bad » Sun Dec 09, 2018 1:04 pm
Heya Carl - we also have the original Al masts and they have been trouble free - hull 21; 1978.
I notice from your pictures on YW that you have an externally mounted hydraulic ram steering system. I am trying to size a hydraulic ram for an autopilot to back up out Edson chain/cable steering. I am getting some conflicting info from manufacturers, plus they always comment on our large rudder. Do you know what size ram you have on your boat, the distance aft it is mounted on the rudder from the centerline of the rudder shaft, and what the throw is? All that would help me come up with an equivalent system.
Erik