[C38] things that make you go hhmmmm

[Max Soto]

Hi Steve,
Where can I get this teflon tube??
I also need to fix a small play on my rudder..

Regards,

-- 
Max Soto
C38 #198 ESTANCIA
Puntarenas, Costa Rica

2009/4/2 Steve Smolinske <SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com>

> 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
>
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