Gents,
I have a 1989 C&C 30 II and my steering became stiff and squeaky. The solution
was to remove the cover atop the emergency tiller fitting and then lubricate
the rudder post from above. To do so, I just sprayed a luttle 3 in 1 oil around
where the rudder post mates with the collar.
There might be a better lubricant than 3 in 1. Perhaps spray lithium grease -
I'm not sure. Anyway, I have not had any problems with the 3 in 1.
Robert H. 1989 C&C 30 MKII
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From: Blair via CnC-List <[email protected]>
Date: 08-03-2015 7:05 AM (GMT-08:00)
To: [email protected]
Cc: Blair <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Stus-List '88 C&C 30 MKII Stiff Rudder
Rob I have a 1088 C&C 30 MK !! as well and I had the same problem 2 years ago.
After some help from the list I found a grease nipple on the raised portion of
the hull where the rudder post goes through the hull and into the water. I
filled with grease as I could see grease coming up along the flange collar
inside the boat around the
shaft and all was well.
This year I am not using the boat much due to recovering from a broken leg. Now
the wheel is very stiff and noisy and I have emptied two greased barrels into
the grease fitting. Grease is going into the water but not upwards and out
around flange like it
did last time. Noise and stiffness is still there.
It seems like there is noise also coming from where the top of the shaft is
mounted to the floor of the transom. I do not know how to grease this.
Any thoughts to help me out will be appreciated. please respond to
[email protected]
if you do not mind.
Blair
Blair Clark 902-423-4651
From: CnC-List <[email protected]> on behalf of Robert Gallagher
<[email protected]>
Sent: December 21, 2012 12:58 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Stus-List '88 C&C 30 MKII Stiff Rudder
The rudder on my new (to me) '88 30MKII is very hard to turn. It's not the
steering, I have removed the cables and the wheel turns freely. I'm pretty
confident it's the rudder binding.
When shopping, I had a deposit on another 30 MKII and it had the same problem.
The yard fixed it but never elaborated on exactly what it was. I do know that
it did not involve removing the rudder and that the broker eluded to the fact
that something
at the top of the shaft was cleaned and greased. I did inspect the boat again
and they did fix it.
I did try greasing it via the zirk fitting but that did not seem to help. It
does not appear that the post is bent.
I'm hoping someone else will have had this problem in the past and can give me
some guidance before I start taking things apart. I'm really hoping not to
have to remove the rudder.
Thanks
Rob Gallagher
'88 C&C 30 MKII
Hanuman
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