In my research on repairing Touche's adjuster, I saw a post attributing failures of the top seal to UV exposure. My simple solution was a neoprene washer from Home Depot.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-5-8-in-x-2-in-Black-Neoprene-Washer-815888/204276369 I bought a 1/2 inch and a 5/8 inch for the 1/2 inch rod. The 1/2 inch sometimes rode up when the adjuster was eased so I settled on the 5/8 inch. As for the repair, I went with Stix N Rig'n out of Kemah, TX. Good, quick service. I had contacted Lew Townsend but he was leaving on a 3 week cruise and couldn't fix it until after. To his credit Lew texted me on his return to see if I still needed the repair. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Fri, Aug 17, 2018 at 10:34 PM Len Mitchell via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > After all the talk about hydraulics last week I noticed both my backstay > cylinders are leaking a little around the top seal. >
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