My earlier '89 never had the storage box, instead just an access cover.
The PO had removed the 4 screws in the corners of the cover. It stays in
place really well so I've never seen it necessary to replace them. I can
pull the cover and then squeeze pretty much all the way back. The PO cut
the
Original message
> From: Gary Russell via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
> Date: 3/28/2017 3:09 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
> Cc: Gary Russell <captnga...@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Stus-List 1994 C 37/40+ Rudder post gre
: 3/28/2017 3:09 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Cc: Gary Russell <captnga...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Stus-List 1994 C 37/40+ Rudder post grease cap or zerk?
I drilled two holes in my rudder post with the rudder still in place. I simply
drilled the hole in t
I drilled two holes in my rudder post with the rudder still in place. I
simply drilled the hole in the relatively soft fiberglass post until I felt
the drill hit the harder stainless post. I then ground the tip of the
drill square so I could be sure the drill went full depth at the full
When my rudder was out, I drilled and tapped holes for zirc fittings.
Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C 37+
Solomons, MD
On Tue, Mar 28, 2017, 11:42 AM Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Our previous C, a 1977 27 MKIII had a grease cap on the rudder post
Hello all,
Our previous C, a 1977 27 MKIII had a grease cap on the rudder post by which
I could grease the rudder shaft. It took me a few years of ownership to
notice it, but when I did, and subsequently greased the shaft, the resulting
improvement in the ease of steering was immediately
