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| Delta Ditch Run at Stockton Sailing Club/Richmond Yacht Club | June 2 |
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| Norcalsailing report featuring Summer Palace:
http://www.norcalsailing.com/entries/2012/06/05/ditchrun2.html#.T-iWoI2Mfqs Below quoted from Pressure Drop: Drew Scott was helming a F-28. "My crew is starting to swing around to pick me up when El Raton, in perfect control slides up beside me and asks if I would like to get picked up. They had already doused their chute and stopped beside me. I took their offer and got back into a boat (trying to stop a lightweight trimaran next to someone when it is blowing in the mid-20s is not easy so I figured I would not turn down El Raton. My crew ably finished the race on Papillon, only one boat behind El Raton! And I had many adventures with El Raton, but that is their story to tell. So, a great big thank you to the Ray Lotto and the crew of El Raton for pulling my soggy hide out of Suisun Bay!! Drew Scott Papillon (most of the time)" |
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| Author: Garry Owens ([email protected]) contact the author Subject: Ruddder Bearings Info: (17889 views) Posted: Wednesday 6-3-15 07:00:34 PM |
I used a new digital caliper to measure inside and outside diameters. Top: 1.748 inch diameter on rudder shaft Bottom: 1.997 inches diameter on rudder shaft Outer diameter of both bearings: 2.382 inches Height both bearings: 3 inches.
Recommend measuring for your boat.
Gilles made the bearings and shipped by mail.
The outer measurements were perfect. The inner measurements were to tight which turned out to be good. Used 220 sand paper wrapped around a dowel to make a perfect fit. Not hard to make opening larger. No way to make smaller.
In the rudder shaft hole the existing bearings extend slightly past the inner tube. On the bottom bearing I used a 4 foot steel rod I bought at Orchard and it caught enough of the bearing that I could drive it out from the top.
Top bearing would not drive out. Tried several methods and a small sledge hammer.
Bought a small 1/4 inch chisel and chiseled a section of the bearing about half way down and it became loose and pulled right out.
New bearings fit in with slight amount of pressure. Used a wood block and hammer. After the bearings were in place the inner diameter of each bearing required some additional sanding to fit the rudder shaft but it makes a perfect fit.
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