[frers-list]Main sail area and rudder slop

[Neal Melanson]

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My rudder bearings in Vapor Trail were replaced before I bought the boat
with a hightech composite bearing product of unidentified origin, but over
time(7yrs) I had some slop develop at the upper bearing where the aluminum
rudder shaft fit to the composite bearing surface.  My fix for the shaft was
to re-surface the aluminum with an aluminum-epoxy product called Devcon
"F" and after 2 years I would say the work was a success.

Vapor Trail is still for sale, asking $55K.

Cheers,

Neal Melanson

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 10:25 AM, Carl Gish <carlgish@yahoo.com> wrote:

>  Two questions for the esteemed Frers fleet
>
> 1) I'm getting a new main made and I'm wondering what the most appropriate
> cut us. I've got one qoute for a 290 sqft sail that has minimal roach etc
> and another for a 320 Sq ft sail. I saw no main sail area requirement in the
> Is there a class requirement in the class association rules and regulations.
> What size sail do most boats carry? the measurements I am using are
>
> *I: 45.00*
>
> *J: 13.48*
>
> *P: 39.10*
>
> *E: 13.10*
>
>
>
> 2) Rudder slop - I've got a fair amoint and I've checked out the extensive
> reading provided by a couple people on changing rudder bearings on the site
> but before I take on what seems like a pretty daunting task I was wondering
> (hoping is perhaps a better expression) if there was a relatively
> lightweight way to check the beadring/drop the rudder?
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance for any quidance/advice
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> Carl
>
> Pressure Drop
>
>
>

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<div>My rudder bearings in Vapor Trail were replaced before I bought the bo=
at with a hightech composite bearing product of unidentified origin, but ov=
er time(7yrs) I had some slop develop=A0at the upper bearing where the alum=
inum rudder shaft fit to the composite bearing surface.=A0 My fix for the s=
haft was to re-surface the aluminum with an aluminum-epoxy product called D=
evcon &quot;F&quot;=A0and after 2 years I would say the work was a success.=
</div>

<div>=A0</div>
<div>Vapor Trail is still for sale, asking $55K.=A0 </div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>Cheers,</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>Neal Melanson<br><br></div>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 10:25 AM, Carl Gish <spa=
n dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:carlgish@yahoo.com">carlgish@yahoo.com<=
/a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">
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<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetic=
a, sans-serif">
<div>Two questions for the esteemed Frers fleet </div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>1) I&#39;m getting a new main made and I&#39;m wondering what the most=
 appropriate cut us. I&#39;ve got one qoute for a 290 sqft sail that has mi=
nimal roach etc and another for a 320 Sq ft sail. I saw no main sail area r=
equirement in the Is there a class requirement in the class association rul=
es and regulations. What size sail do most boats carry? the measurements I =
am using are=A0 <font face=3D"TimesNewRoman,Bold" size=3D"5"><font face=3D"=
TimesNewRoman,Bold" size=3D"5">
<p align=3D"left"><font size=3D"2"><strong>I: 45.00</strong></font></p>
<p align=3D"left"><font size=3D"2"><strong>J: 13.48</strong></font></p>
<p align=3D"left"><font size=3D"2"><strong>P: 39.10</strong></font></p>
<p><font size=3D"2"><strong>E: 13.10</strong></font></p>
<p>=A0</p>
<p><font size=3D"3">2) Rudder slop - I&#39;ve got a fair amoint and I&#39;v=
e checked out the extensive reading provided by a couple people on changing=
 rudder bearings on the site but before I take on what seems like a pretty =
daunting task I was wondering (hoping is perhaps a better expression) if th=
ere was a relatively lightweight way to check the beadring/drop the rudder?=
 </font></p>

<p><font size=3D"3"></font>=A0</p>
<p><font size=3D"3">Thanks in advance for any quidance/advice</font></p>
<p><font size=3D"3"></font>=A0</p>
<p><font size=3D"3">Regards</font></p>
<p><font size=3D"3"></font>=A0</p>
<p><font size=3D"3">Carl</font></p>
<p><font size=3D"3">Pressure Drop </font></p></font></font></div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>=A0</div></div></div></blockquote></div><br>

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