[quote=Wolfman]Ed,
The line in your pivmatic looks too big. Shouldn't be larger than 1/4" that looks like 5/16. That being said it dosen`t have to go too far into the cleat to jam solid. That would probably cleat just fine. Those look like the aluminum cleats so you shoudn`t have to replace them.
I would also suggest a very low stretch line for the pulls. That line looks like a regular poly, you may want to step up to something better, Sta Set works well. I just got some VPC line for mine, relatively cheap and is a vectran blend, so almost no stretch. I`ve also heard really good things about Salsa line. APSLTD.com is having a 15% off sale on all line right now, good deal I just bought $300 of high and mid tech line!
I just got a similar adjuster from D Berger and I`m expecing it to fix the helm issues. I can`t wait to see if my castings has a similar set screw!! That would make rake adjustment much easier.
Oh the return shock cord that goes through the tiller is kind of a crappy system. As the shock cord degrades the rudders don`t pop up as well. I changed mine to a dual pull line with a 2:1 purchase uphaul as seen here: http://www.rclandsailing.com/licsa/LICSA98rudderuphaulproject.htm
This REALLY helps you cinch up your rudders! I also just bought some pure elastomer cord from APS and that is supposed to have about twice the return pull of shock cord and it doesn`t degrade. I will give it a try on the pop ups this summer!
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