There are lots of discussions on the web about repairing hydraulic backstays. The one overwhelming constant in most of them is the high regard folks have for Lew Townsend's work.
I wanted to use him to repair mine a couple years ago. Contacted him but he was just about to start a 3 week vacation. Being impatient, I chose another repair shop. They did a complete and expensive rebuild on my Navtec. After re-install, it lost tension ever so slightly over time. I'd put some tension on it, leave the boat for a week and return to a loose back stay. Not a big deal while sailing or racing given the short time frame of those activities but irritating nonetheless. After a couple years, it now seems to hold tension over time. Wish I'd waited and sent it to Lew. After he returned from his vacation, he contacted me to see if I still needed his help. I can say without reservation that if I need my adjuster worked on again, it will go to Lew. -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 2:20 PM Josh Muckley via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Worked great! I've had at least 3 different things shipped to him on > separate occasions. Cost of shipping sucks but knowing that it is done > correctly is worth it. > > Josh > > >
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