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PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 4:36 pm 
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Hi guys,
anybody did some modifications to the steering line inlets preventing water ingress and cutting into the plastic tubing.
also I am having trouble with my steering its not very responsive and very hard to steer.( rudder fully locked in )
thanks for your help as always!
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 Post subject: Re: steering
PostPosted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 3:40 pm 
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Sailing a tandem from the front seat can cause steering to be harder. Are you absolutely sure the rudder is not moving up under sailing load?

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 Post subject: Re: steering
PostPosted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 4:59 pm 
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Thanks Matt, out of the water i locked the rudder as hard as I could...and you are right the rudder is loose. How can I adjust this? I owned a Tandem before and did not have such trouble.
Thanks for looking into this


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 Post subject: Re: steering
PostPosted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:06 pm 
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And the down line is pulled hard and cleated?

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 Post subject: Re: steering
PostPosted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:15 pm 
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yes, very hard...


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 Post subject: Re: steering
PostPosted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:28 pm 
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Maybe the line needs another wrap around the rudder head pulley? Is it hung up on something inside the hull that might give a bit under load? Routed around something odd?

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 Post subject: Re: steering
PostPosted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 8:37 am 
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TheFlyingNorthman wrote:
Hi guys,
anybody did some modifications to the steering line inlets preventing water ingress and cutting into the plastic tubing.
also I am having trouble with my steering its not very responsive and very hard to steer.( rudder fully locked in )
thanks for your help as always!
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What is the proper fix for this? Does it require a complete control system or are the tubes and O rings replaceable?


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 Post subject: Re: steering
PostPosted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 10:33 am 
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You could rotate the tube? Try to limit rudder movement when in the up position? Not sure when that cut/wear happened.

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 Post subject: Re: steering
PostPosted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 4:26 pm 
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Thanks Matt!!
turned out the line was on the wrong side of the rod holder hole...puh easy fix.
While I have you...are there already updates on the 2018models or is that only for older models.
My reg is HCCPA1610818 bought the spinnaker kit that year too

Thanks a mil


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 Post subject: Re: steering
PostPosted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 4:31 pm 
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2018 should be all good.

You should have these?

https://www.hobie.com/forums/viewtopic. ... 14&t=62592

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 Post subject: Re: steering
PostPosted: Sun Aug 08, 2021 4:24 pm 
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Thanks Matt,
yes i have these updates! Thanks for your help!


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 Post subject: Re: steering
PostPosted: Tue Oct 26, 2021 2:35 pm 
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Is there a part number for the plastic tubes that guide the up/down and steering lines to the rudder? 2015 TI. I would like to purchase 4 replacements but have been unsuccessful locating the parts. Thank you


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 Post subject: Re: steering
PostPosted: Tue Oct 26, 2021 3:36 pm 
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My brother’s TI just had the same problem. It was difficult to steer. But it had nothing to do with sitting in the front seat (which he did not). It took a few hours for us to fix, but here is what we found.

1.If you follow the design of the steering system, there is a wheel that the steering line is guided through. That wheel is above the rudder handle in the front seat.
2. The line can get stuck under the wheel, making the steering line very difficult to use.
3. We had to unscrew the wheel. Then we go the line unstuck from under the wheel. Then we reattached the wheel.
4. It need to be done on both sides. But once we did that it worked like a charm

I hope that helps


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