My Navtec hydraulic backstay tensioner blew a seal in the middle of the
Queen's Cup race from Milwaukee, WI. to Grand Haven, MI. I called
around and got some recommendations on a hydraulic manufacturer and
repair shop near Grand Rapids, MI. Took it in on Monday and hope to
have it back in less than a week. We shall see how it goes. From the
recommendations that I got and from meeting the gentlemen who will do
the repairs, I think it will be repaired correctly. It is a bonus that
the gentlemen knew a good deal about sailboat racing and understood the
stresses on the hydraulic backstay adjuster.
Glenn Gambel
Wind N Spirits
C&C 36
------ Original Message ------
From: "Chuck S via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
To: capt...@gmail.com; cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: "Chuck S" <cscheaf...@comcast.net>; "Francois Rivard"
<jeanfrancoisriv...@gmail.com>
Sent: 6/27/2018 9:19:41 AM
Subject: Re: Stus-List Touche' hydraulic backstay adjuster repair
I had great success in 2007 taking my Navtec ram and remote pump to a
local hydraulic shop that works on heavy equipment rams like dozers and
backhoes, etc. Chesapeake Rigging wanted $800. I could have bought a
new system for another $200.
Instead I took it to a shop and it cost me less than $50 and they bench
tested my equipment to 4000# for 30 min to prove it was tight. The guy
said the O-rings cost him 25 to 50 cents each. That was ten years ago
and it occassionaly weeps some oil but it holds pressure for weeks on
end.
On June 26, 2018 at 4:56 PM Francois Rivard via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Hi Dennis,
You could also call Rick Zern 850.261.4129 ( http://zernrigging.com)
Great guy, he's definitely Navtec certified some say he's the best
Navtec guy in the Southeast.
He's in Pensacola, your neck of the woods. Heck, you could drive your
adjuster over in a pinch...
Good luck on the project.
-Francois Rivard
1990 34+ "Take Five"
Lake Lanier, GA
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