McKanica silicone remover works well on silicone.
https://www.amazon.com/SILICONE-CAULK-MCKANICA-MfrPartNo-0354/dp/B000PVT1P4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8=1503787953=8-1=mckanica+silicone+caulk+remover
Gary
S/V Kaylarah
'90 C 37+
East Greenwich, RI, USA
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On Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 9:22 AM,
Had a similar thing happen sailing to Hawaii few years ago on a 1973 Ericson
35. 500 miles from Hilo I had a steering cable break. Dug out the emergency
tiller, and continued to sail. No anchoring here, lol. Figured out it was
almost impossible to steer a course while looking aft at the
See my prior post about the PO installed a bronze sheet around the rudder post
which started to crinkle causing very hard steering. Dropped the rudder,
cleaned out the tube with kerosene, relubricated with waterproof grease, all is
well. I also rebuilt the rudder at the time, replaced the
Try 3M General Purpose Adhesive Remover. I’ve never found anything better for
removing adhesive goop – including the residue of 4200 and 5200. You can buy it
at any auto parts store that sells refinishing supplies.
Removing silicone is a particular problem. When I rebuilt my A hatches a few
If your wheel is stiff and you've lubed everything, then I would strongly
suspect a bent rudder shaft, and since it has been stiff since you bought the
boat, you're unfortunately in a position where you don't know all the past
history.
I had a friend who's wife was motoring and didn't
Hi Dennis,
I am out on the rig in the Gulf of Mexico right now. So far the hurricane is
south of us but there are some nice swells rocking us around. We’ll see what
happens in the next few days - could get a little windy and rainy.
Cheers,
Bill
Bill Hoyne
Mithrandir
’74 C MkII
in Victoria,BC
