[C38] things that make you go hhmmmm

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Make sure they add graphite as per west systems recommendations rather then plain epoxy listed on the catalina38.org web site 
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Steve Smolinske" <SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com>

Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 21:30:56 
To: Catalina 38 Listserve<listserve at catalina38.org>
Subject: Re: [C38] things that make you go hhmmmm


Peregrine is in the boat yard as we speak for radar, chartplotter and wind inst. I asked them to look at the rudder as we have some play as well.  They told me that what it probably is is the stainless post wearing away the fiberglass hole it passes through.  Easy fix with a some teflon tube stock cut to length, inserted and reassembled.  The tfe now acts as a bearing rather than the fiberglass and snugs up the slop in the rudder.  
 
Steve

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From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org on behalf of PAUL NOTTE
Sent: Thu 4/2/2009 8:19 PM
To: listserve at catalina38.org
Subject: [C38] things that make you go hhmmmm


When we bought Impulse in Dec we had it surveyed,I would get someone farmiliar with the 38 to do it next time, live and learn. The cutlas bearing was replaced, the blisters dealt with bottom repainted ,lanched her and sailed well motored 80 miles home.Our rudder has about 3/16 play so I'm just going to ckeck it in a year or so, when we got everything sorted out we had pulled out all old wiring that went nowhere then started rewiring where necessary replaced 5 batteries,new radios,gps and added a new shore power panel and rewired it with 6 breakers. a new xantrax charger a seperate isolater for the starting battery.Re-wraped all the exhaust and put new electrical wire hangers where necessary and just generally cleaned up the wiring , then I had the electrician map the boat for me so I know where everything goes. The propane line is no longer wound around the heater exhaust .. I have no idea what someone was thinking there.Changed all hoses an belts changed the oil twice. I'm going to sail it like it is this year , things to do next year include replaceing all mast wireing updateing the interior cushions and adding better rudder stops ." I love my boat "
  Paul
  Impulse