Graham, I have a zerk fitting. It fits directly into the rudder tube. Works great. I launched today under sunny skies and little wind. The recently installed rudder was lubed and felt silky smooth. It was like a hot knife through butter. For the driver, this means a summer of smiles...
I wouldn't hesitate to replace the grease cup with a zerk fitting. Jake -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Graham Collins Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 7:40 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List LF38 rudder post grease fitting So I find that my rudder bearing still has the classic "fill it with grease and then screw in the cap to force it into the bearing" piece originally installed. I got the cap off - it all looks good but lord knows when any grease was put in it. Anyway. Does anyone have a good reason why I shouldn't just drill a hole in the cap, tap the hole and install a zerk fitting, and screw the cap back on? Then I can just crank grease in using a gun. Graham Collins Secret Plans C&C 35-III #11 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
