rudder post

I bought a 1985 Ericson 32-3 last year (my second Ericson 32) and my Edson steering system is giving me issues. The steering cables keep jumping the quadrant during a hard tack. I thought it was just loose steering cables, so I tightened them. Now it happened for the 3rd time and I am puzzled. I...

Hello everyone, I woke up to a considerable amount of water in my bilge this morning. I tracked it down to the bottom zerk fitting on my rudder post leaking. I had my boat hauled out this summer, and there was very little play in my rudder, and my steering has been smooth as butter. I elected...

I cannot get my rudder to fall out no matter what I do....the cockpit plate will not come off and the rudder will not drop.....there is no quadrant or fastener that I am missing is there? does the tube running from the hull to the underside of the cockpit attach to the tiller plate??