Folks, I asked a question a few weeks ago and not sure if I got an answer back from the group. So here goes again (and if I missed your reply ... appologies)
Has anyone had experience with a yard lifting a C&C with one of those large marine folk lifts? A marina in Florida has a fork lift with 20' long forks which they say they can use to lift DejaVu' (34+) by attaching foam blocks on each fork arm to cradle the hull during the lift. This is a 50,000 lb fork and they lift 25,000 lb power boats routinely. DejaVu' weighs approx 13,500 lbs with gear & fluids. My plan would be to leave DejaVu' rigged and dry sail her. Thank You Stephen Thorne C&C 34+ DejaVu' 770.722.2848 On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 2:29 PM David Knecht via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I am with Joe that I consider my boat broken if the autopilot is not > working. With that in mind, I wanted to pass on a tidbit I learned about > my wheelpilot (EV-100 Raymarine). It worked flawlessly for 4 years and > then last year started having the clutch handle release frequently. I > rebuilt it last winter (cleaned inside, new drive belt) and it was better > for a short time and then started doing the same thing. I found many > people online with the same complaint (most use a bungie cord to hold it in > place) and finally buried deep in a Raymarine forum post, I found a > Raymarine tech suggesting lubricating the drive pulleys where the rubber > belts went over them. I had never heard of this before, but tried it and > it immediately fixed the problem. Not 100%, but much much better. It > seems that when the drive belt rotates the wheel, it is running over the > two smaller guide wheels with rubber belts on top on either side of the > motor. One of those is associated with the clutch mechanism. If those > guides and belts do not rotate freely, it puts tension on the clutch lever > causing it to release. So you use waterproof grease on the inside of the > black belt (between it and the white plastic guide) to make sure they > rotate freely. I can post a diagram if it helps. Dave > > S/V Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > >
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