Thanks for posting this, David. I hope this boat finds the right set of hands
to give her another half century.
In testing to see the cockpit engine access and wondering how many older C
have this. Have thought many times I’d like to add one to my 85 37. Then I
shudder at the possible leakage
Did and do precisely the same for our 1982 34. We dropped rudder about 10
years ago so could properly clean and regrease the tube. Also need to
periodically lube and grease all components of the steering pedestal. The
shaft bearings are specified to use a Teflon grease. 30W oil for chain and
If you look at the rudder tube (that surrounds the rudder post), there is a
grease cup. Unscrew it, and fill it with grease. then screw it back on and
give it a couple of turns as someone turns the wheel from one extreme to
the other. In most cases, that's all it takes to make the helm smooth
JohnKelly,
Thank you for compiling and presenting this collection of documents and
articles that detail, in my opinion, one of the primary elements (the C
founding principals and companies) of the “Big Bang” of innovations that fueled
the explosive growth in friends and family racing aboard
Lots of owners have installed zerk fittings to grease their rudders.
Careful use of an drill bit followed by an end mill bit through the rudder
shaft tube produce a hole that can be tapped to receive a pipe fitting or
zerk. I added hydraulic hoses to mine so that I can remotely and easily
charge
Hi Andrew,
I have a 1981 C so not certain if we have the same rudder shaft
arrangement, but I'll explain what I have and you can have a look at yours. A
friend has a 1981 C and his setup is the same.
Crawl back below the cockpit to the rudder shaft and look for a grease cup on
the rudder
Hey all -
When we bought our 1978 C 34 it had a nice smooth rudder action via our
wheel helm. Over the past two years it's gradually stiffened and I think we
need some amount of lubrication, but I'm not really sure where to start to
diagnose the issue and come up with a plan to fix it. Anybody
My 1982 -37 is still cleaning house as well!! Pretty much every race and
regatta !
A newish J34 just joined the fleet and seems to be hard to beat :( But he’s
got the fancy Schmacy carbon sails, me cruising
But yes Quality indeed! all systems including A/C are working well. And boat
is
Rob, thank you; that is a excellent answer and exactly what I had in mind...I
would still love to have Rob Ball's thoughts about this as well...: the
reference to the "non" planned obsolescence is appropriate...you guys knew it
was a good boat (all of the models collectively) and that was the
Richard,
I've been giving Rob some time to answer, since he was more involved in the
conceptual side of the design than I was. However, with regard to the
longevity of the C product, one conversation I had with Butch Ulmer and
Howie McMichael several years ago over drinks at the Larchmount Yacht
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