Gemini 105Mc Owner’s Manual
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Copyright © 2004 Performance Cruising Inc.
Depending on the amount of usage, eventually it
is necessary to replace the steering cables. Per-
formance Cruising offers step-by-step instructions
on replacing the steering cables on the Owners’
Info Center website. (http://www.mypci.net)
The rudders are raised and lowered by a double
purchase rope pulley system. The operation of the
system is such that the rudders will steer at any
position – up, down, or in between. There is no
increase in tiller loads as the rudders are raised,
unlike most other systems.
The ropes that lower the rudders go through a
sheet stopper. The sheet stopper is made ineffi-
cient by the addition of another rope so that if the
rudder hits an under water obstruction it will kick
up. When not moving forward the rudders will
stay down, but when moving forward the rudders
tend to kick up. The sheet stopper prevents the
rudders from raising. However, do not over ten-
sion the stopper as the lines could jam and cause
breakage in the rudder system.
Be sure to lower the rudders when leaving the
boat, particularly in deep or choppy water. Leav-
ing the rudders in the up position for long periods
of time causes unnecessary strain on the up rope.
There are no holes drilled below the water line so
that even if the whole rudder were to be ripped
from the back of the boat there would be no holes
in the boat unlike any other system.
Access to the rudder mechanism is through the
hatch in the second transom step.
The drive leg is steered by ropes connected to the
end of the tillers that exit the transom by the
bridge deck and are then connected to the drive
leg.
For emergency steering another pad eye can be
fixed to the outside of the hull. With ropes to each
side of the tiller and then the ropes connected
together, a tiller can be connected to the two
ropes that will steer the boat by moving one rope
one way and the other rope the other way.
Centerboards and Rudders