There are 2 on my 35mkII grease cups i mean for the rudder post. I had one
corrode away beyond removal as a whole so i cleaned up the residue with a
drill lightly used and a tap a got 2 new grease cups from moyer marine.
They sell the cups for the pump on the A4 at a considerable cost but made
me
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
I had my topsides painted with awlgrip 3 years ago. It looks fantastic and
maintenance is pretty straight forward It takes a lot less effort than
gelcoat in the spring. I follow the recommended cleaning and protection 2x
per season.
However, as I found out while docking single handed in a very
Sorry, can't answer your questions, but now you have me wondering if I
should be looking for a grease nipple on my 35-2? I need to inspect the
steering gear soon...
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Shawn Wright
shawngwri...@gmail.com
S/V Callisto, 1974 C 35
https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto
On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at 7:15 PM
