A folding wheel of 36” or 40” diameter would be a minor but welcome improvement to life at anchor, provided it has an offset hub like the Edson wheel.
Windstar’s wheel is a 36” diameter Edson that mounts on a standard straight keyed shaft. I had a 40” destroyer wheel that I wished to try and found the it fit however it did not allow sufficient clearance for the wheel pilot, which fouled the compass binnacle. There is little enough clearance with the Edson wheel as you can see, below.
The spokes are offset on the Edson hub while they are centred on the generic wheel.
The necessary offset is clear in these pics.
The generic wheel’s hub is below.
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