Thanks, Charles. I will call a local hydraulic shop and see what they say. It looks like the design is fail safe, and it maintains reasonable tension even with the gauge at 0, if the adjusting threads are tightened all the way. A long turnbuckle or a pulley system will probably cost me more than a cheap rebuild, so I'll give it a try.
Mine has the ram at the top and pump with gauge at the bottom, so an integral design I believe. I assume this is original, but I'm not sure. Anyone else have a HydraTech unit like this? Shawn '74 C&C 35, #270 "Callisto" On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 9:43 PM CHARLES SCHEAFFER <cscheaf...@comcast.net> wrote: > Shawn, > > FWIW, I got a quote from a Navtec certified rigger to rebuild my Navtec > -10 for $800. Instead I took the ram and the remote pump to a local > hydraulic shop and they cleaned it, replaced the O-rings and bench tested > it to 4000# for 30 minutes. They charged me $30 and I tipped them $20, > nine years ago. Still tight, no drips. > > > You have several other options; get a new ram unit w integral pump, > replace with a cascade pulley system like many one designs. > > > Chuck S > > > On May 14, 2019 at 8:06 PM Shawn Wright via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Thanks, Brad. I forgot to mention that I'm in Victoria, BC, so I'd prefer > to find someone local. I read over this article, and think I will inspect > the rod to check for any damage first, as it sounds like that will > necessitate a replacement vs. just new seals. With the number of C&Cs in > the area, I suspect a local shop will be able to do it. > > http://rigworks.com/caring-for-your-hydraulic-backstay-adjuster/ > > > On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 4:57 PM Brad Crawford < bcrawf7...@comcast.net> > wrote: > > Lew Townsend in Seattle might be able to repair that for you. He did a > great job on our Navtec Pump, not sure if he does Hydra Tech? > > > > His number is 206.498.7282 > > > > Good Luck, > > > > Brad Crawford > > CnC 36 - Seattle > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Shawn > Wright via CnC-List > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 14, 2019 3:38 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Shawn Wright > *Subject:* Stus-List Hydraulic backstay adjuster rebuild? > > > > Hello all, > > > > It appears that the backstay adjuster is in need of a rebuild. Although > the gauge reads to 2500psi, it struggles to reach 500, and slowly bleeds > down. It is marked Hydra Tech Marine, Vancouver, BC. (which appears to be > out of business), and looks like this: > > > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/DmEJJG4KKXt66bxr5 > > > > Is this something I can rebuild myself by obtaining seals and o-rings, or > should take it to a hydraulic shop? > > > > Also, what range should it be set to on a '74 35, with twin > forestays/furlers? > > > > Thanks. > > > > -- > > Shawn Wright > > shawngwri...@gmail.com > > > > -- > Shawn Wright > shawngwri...@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > -- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com
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