Stus-List Re: Rudder shaft play

2021-12-03 Thread John McCrea via CnC-List
John, feel free to go climb on Talisman I have one between wheel and post. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 3, 2021, at 12:41 PM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List > wrote: > >  > John, > > IIRC The Office had speakers back there instead of access plates. If I > removed them I could reach 3 of the 4

Stus-List Re: Rudder shaft play

2021-12-03 Thread Joel Aronson via CnC-List
John, IIRC The Office had speakers back there instead of access plates. If I removed them I could reach 3 of the 4 the nuts on the underside of the cockpit. Minimized the time in the lazarette. Joel On Fri, Dec 3, 2021 at 12:33 PM John Read via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > So I

Stus-List Re: Rudder shaft play

2021-12-03 Thread John Read via CnC-List
So I believe we have a plan. After discussions with other C owners whose rudderpost arrangement is similar the culprit is the stainless plate bolted to the cockpit floor. It has a bronze bushing through which the rudder post passes. That plays a significant role in keeping the shaft in

Stus-List Re: Rudder shaft play

2021-11-22 Thread Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List
Hi John On Persistence we replaced the rudder bushings last off season. Persistence is a 1987 Frers 33 but the process is likely very similar. Our play was as much from wear on the rudder post as from the bushings and there was some pitting where the rudder post meets the rudder. These are

Stus-List Re: Rudder shaft play

2021-11-21 Thread Sylvain Laplante via CnC-List
Personally I've always thought that I would use West System fix for that ( pages 56-57 ) https://www.westsystem.com/wp-content/uploads/Fiberglass-Manual-2015.pdf Sylvain Laplante,C MkIII On Saturday, November 20, 2021, 06:09:44 PM EST, John Read via CnC-List wrote: After 40 years

Stus-List Re: Rudder shaft play

2021-11-20 Thread Joel Delamirande via CnC-List
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