When I had the rudder out I cleaned up the hole where the grease cap was, had a
5' 1/4" hydraulic hose made up by a local tractor service shop that had a
fitting to go in the rudder post and a zero at the other end. I used Wests
6/10 epoxy on the rudder post threads to just hand tight. I ran the hose to
under the shelf in the starboard laserette (the hatch with engine access) and
mounted it on some 1/2" plywood using a copper pipe hanger. Took a bit of
grease to fill the hose....but works great. Much easier than that darn grease
cap.If the existing hole is really stripped, maybe the fitting next size up
would just cut the threads into the rudder tube. I would recommend the grease
hose upgrade...I think the hose they made up for me costs less than $15 with
crimped on fittings...He did it while I waited....cool stuff!Spencer Johnson 84
LF38 "Alegria" #165Waukegan, IL / Racine, WI
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