Thank you Mike. There is plenty of room to get at my quadrant, but I'm sure that getting the quadrant off will be miserable. Thanks for your input. Gary A/V Kaylarah ~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~
On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 10:53 AM mike amirault via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I replaced the rudder bushings on my C&C33II last year. Looking at the > drawings, I believe your 37 had the same build. Once you get the quadrant > off (bolts will probably break off no matter how much heat/penetrating oil > you use) drop the rudder. You will probably have to dig a hole in order to > get the rudder out unless you have a really tall cradle. The top bushing is > easy to get out but the bottom one I got out by hammering on a pipe at an > angle from the inside to catch the top edge of the delrin bushing. > > Once I had the bushings out, I took careful measurements and had a local > machine shop make new delrin sleeves. Make sure they don’t make the sleeves > too tight or you could get some binding as I did and then I had to sand it > down a bit. Hardest part was getting the quadrant off, it’s very limited > space back there and I had to remove the fuel tank to get at it, hopefully > your 37 has more room. Good luck. > > > > Mike Amirault > > C&C33ii Lovely Cruise > > SMSC > _______________________________________________ > > 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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