[frers-list]Re: Rudder issues

Tue, 25 Jun 2019 14:05:11 +0000 (UTC)

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Have Dawn, will lube. Thanks, the zerc fitting fooled me into thinking grea=
se ws the answer.
Jerry BlackPelirrojas

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From: Edgar Smith <Edgar@geomatrixproductions.com>
To: frers-list@lists.frers33.com <frers-list@lists.frers33.com>
Cc: Brian Higgins <brian@sailingit.com>
Sent: Tue, Jun 25, 2019 8:56 am
Subject: [frers-list]Re: Rudder issues

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corrosion and pitting on the rudder post that may be a factor. I can=E2=80=
=99t say if you have a worn bearing , but we had a similar problem that was=
 just swelling ad Bob described. On Pachyderm, I lubricate the rudder post =
around the rudder cap in the cockpit and into the top of the tube under the=
 quadrant with dawn dish soap so that it oozes down the post and into the b=
ushing. I have a flexible straw e-taped onto the bottle so I can reach past=
 the quadrant by crawling in through the lazarette. Our old boatyard had lu=
bricated it with grease one year and caused the nylon bushings to swell and=
 the rudder post bound and squeaked very badly, especially under load. Lett=
ing the dish soap pour down and some rinsing with a hose seemed to remove t=
he grease and it hasn=E2=80=99t been a problem since. It still squeaks slig=
htly under load but I haven=E2=80=99t soaped it yet this season. The bushin=
gs are designed to be self-lubricating. I=E2=80=99m not sure if my picture =
will come through on the discussion list, But it shows the straw taped to t=
he dawn soap bottle needed to get soap in past the quadrant..  =C2=A0 --=C2=
=A0 Edgar Smith Pachyderm  =C2=A0=20

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<div>Jerry Black</div>

<div>Pelirrojas<br>
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From: Edgar Smith &lt;Edgar@geomatrixproductions.com&gt;<br>
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Cc: Brian Higgins &lt;brian@sailingit.com&gt;<br>
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Subject: [frers-list]Re: Rudder issues<br>
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re is likely some corrosion and pitting on the rudder post that may be a fa=
ctor. I can=E2=80=99t say if you have a worn bearing , but we had a similar=
 problem that was just swelling ad Bob described. On Pachyderm,
 I lubricate the rudder post around the rudder cap in the cockpit and into =
the top of the tube under the quadrant with dawn dish soap so that it oozes=
 down the post and into the bushing. I have a flexible straw e-taped onto t=
he bottle so I can reach past the
 quadrant by crawling in through the lazarette. Our old boatyard had lubric=
ated it with grease one year and caused the nylon bushings to swell and the=
 rudder post bound and squeaked very badly, especially under load. Letting =
the dish soap pour down and some
 rinsing with a hose seemed to remove the grease and it hasn=E2=80=99t been=
 a problem since. It still squeaks slightly under load but I haven=E2=80=99=
t soaped it yet this season. The bushings are designed to be self-lubricati=
ng. I=E2=80=99m not sure if my picture will come through
 on the discussion list, But it shows the straw taped to the dawn soap bott=
le needed to get soap in past the quadrant..</span></div>
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