FYI, when Lew Townsend rebuilt my Navtec, he gave me a nice black composite washer/disc to go on top to protect the seal. Until then I just used a rubber washer from a big box hardware store. A stainless washer works fine also.
-- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Tue, Nov 21, 2023 at 6:31 PM CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Used a local NJ hydraulic shop twice in 21 years owning my boat. > I typically leave 500# pressure at the slip and keep a SS washer on the > rod above the cylinder to protect that O-ring seal from UVs. >
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