This should be interesting I have to do mine On a 30 mk1 if anyone have experience
On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 6:09 PM John Read via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > After 40 years the rudder now has a bit of play laterally and fore and > aft. Bottom of rudder can be moved less than an inch in all directions. > Not bad but should be addressed. This also is most likely causing the leak > through the shaft where it penetrates the deck fitting causing the donut to > be not true to the stainless plate on the cockpit floor. The design is > very simple – shaft rides inside tube (with grease) that is glassed into > hull, shaft is open from top of tube to bottom of cockpit floor to allow > steering quadrant , shaft goes through hole in cockpit floor, through > stainless bearing plate on top of cockpit floor, through delrin washer, > then shaft is threaded and donut installed that rides on delrin washer. > > My initial thought is to machine a delrin bearing and washer that would > fill the small gap between the shaft and hole in the bearing plate / > cockpit floor but wanted to inquire if anyone else has had similar issues > or thoughts > > > > John Read > > Legacy III > > 1982 C&C 34 > > Noank, CT > > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu -- Joel Delamirande *www.jdroofing.ca <http://www.jdroofing.ca>*
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
