Hi Spencer My rudder blade was dripping water few years ago. I drilled several 3/8 inch holes and atached insustrial vacuum cleaner, after plugged and cover with epoxy. It was warm outside. The rudder had been saved! V/R Frank Woronkowicz LF 38 s/y GDYNIA ANNAPOLIS MD
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 10, 2014, at 10:44 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Hi Dan....The casing for my Rudderpost appears to be all plastic (molded > fiberglas...). The only 'bearing' is the top ring that supports the huge nut > on top of the post....along with a delrine (sp) washer between the nut and > the collar in the cockpit floor. I have had my rudder out about 3 winters so > far (it is in my garage now with lightbulbs on it to keep from freezing...I > guess I can turn them off now :-o ). Removal and replacing is done by my > wife and I, but, I let the yard get the quadrant on correctly. I move the > rudder on a two wheel dolly with the post on my shoulder....I'm digressing. > I do clean the shaft housing out with a drill, 2 - 18" extensions, and a 3" > or so scotchbright type wheel that I dip in kerosene to clean out all the old > grease. This gets both the upper (just below deck) shaft housing and the > below quadrant housing looking clean as a whistle. Last time I used > waterproof wheel bearing grease on the shaft and inside the housing. I had > quite a bit of cleanup to do to remove the excess grease, but, was satisfied > that we were 'well lubed'. > > There is a bit of water in the rudder....I think I got most of it out this > time, but, it is still dripping. Much cheeper, and better for the rudder to > keep it warm in the winter than pay the $5-6,000 to get it re-cored. > Hope this helps.. > > Good Luck! > Spencer Johnson > 1984 C&C LF 38 "Alegria" #165 > ~~~_/) * ~~~~ > Mount Prospect, IL > > > > Anybody know whether the bearing is metal or plastic? Trying to figure out > > what grease to use. > > > > > > > > Dan Sheer > > > > Pegathy LF38 > > > > Rock Creek off the Patapsco > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected]
_______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
