Hi Edd, Suggest you take the pump and ram cylinders to a local hydraulics shop that works on back hoes, loaders and heavy equip. It probably just needs new O-rings.
I had a leaking seal on the backstay ram and another on the remote pump and the repair quote from a Navtec dealer for $750 with many disclaimers. Took it to a local shop and they did the job for less than $15. Said the O-rings cost them fifty cents each and there were only a few in each unit. I had them bench test it to 4000# using their fluid and test gage and we let that sit for half an hour while I toured their little shop. They have milling machines and drill presses and lathes and can make any part out of metal. The pressure never dropped I was satisfied. Don't know why they didn't charge me a minimum labor fee but they said it was the first sailboat system they had ever seen and asked me to spread the word. I tipped them $20 for doughnuts and coffee. No problems for 9 years now. I would ask around for hydraulic repair shops near you and ask heavy equipment rental companies, "Who does your hydraulic repairs?" Don't know who works there now or what they would charge now, but the company was: Cam Co, 1310 Havana Ave, Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215, 609-965-3766 Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md > On January 27, 2018 at 10:49 PM Edd Schillay via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Listers, > > Anyone know of a good company in the Northeast USA that can repair an old > Octopus hydraulic pump? I’d rather not ship it to Canada. > > All the best, > > Edd > > ----------------------------------- > Edd M. Schillay > Captain of the Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, New Yorkhttp://www.StarshipSailing.com > ----------------------------------- > 914.774.9767 | Mobile > ----------------------------------- > Sent via iPhone X > iPhone. iTypos. iApologize > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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