Actually, I’m impressed that you got it pretty darn good. Part of the reason it tightens up at hardover is because the corner pulleys are a bit forward of the ideal position, but you have them about as far aft as possible. There is a different kind of motor attachment that causes less tightening at hardover, but I don’t know that it is worthwhile to go looking for one. I’m not sure what you mean by touching the pivot.
What kind of cable drum does the helm have? Could the tightening up because of excess cable climbing up on itself at hardover? The best kind of drum is the kind with a spiral spool where the cable doesn’t climb up, but that kind is sort of hard to find.
Finally, I THINK the spring is on the wrong side, but could (likely) be wrong. My forgetter is working well.
Anyhoo, congratulations for doing the job as well as you have.
Thanks for your reply and feedback! I got the spring position from another thread that I found on this site, but I will definitely go back and double check. It’s possible I read it wrong as to which side is with/without spring.
That’s also a good point about the cable climbing over itself. I just went out to the garage to check and sure enough that is exactly what’s happening! The spring starts to compress and the exact point the cable starts to double up on the drum. If that’s all it is I think I’ll just live with it since it’s only at extreme hard over.
I took a quick picture of where the cable touches, again only when turned as far as possible. It is slight, but you can see where the cable it deflecting slightly.
Thanks again for the reply, I very much appreciate it!!! I’ll definitely have more questions coming up as I get the motor running.
