[C38] Seafurl grease

[Patrick Harpole]

I had a Hood that got "old."  Called them and they sold me a new one probably costs 1/2 of wholesale.  It works fine.  Let me know if you are interested.  The hood company was a little challenging to find.
Patrick
Blue Eyes
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Max Soto 
  To: Catalina 38 Listserve 
  Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 8:51 PM
  Subject: Re: [C38] Seafurl grease


  Dan, send me a pic of your, I have all their manuals and have worked on some of them, so maybe I can give some advice.  If your bearings are sealed, it's probable that you have the old seafurl Model 3250. Is it black with an arm attached for the furling line????
  Regards, max

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  On May 18, 2011, at 8:43, dmills3 at comcast.net wrote:


    Hi everyone, I bought a new wire to rope halyard and was going to replace the old one on my 1981 C38 Hood Seafurl. I'm sure it is the original. I couldn't get the 2 setscrews out so I took the whole drum off. The 2 bearings still rotate good but there was a lot of grease surrounding them. I took the unit home so it would be easier to work on. I have thouroughly lubricated the setscrews with PB Blaster and have used a propane torch to heat the area but the setscrews won't budge. Any Ideas? I was thinking of drilling them out and retap with the next size up setscrews.

    Also, the bearings look as though they are sealed, but there is a grease fitting in the unit. What type of grease is proper? I Googled a little and most of the comments are talking about flusing them with water. That must be for newer versions. The markings on my unit is C, and one half has a 55 stamped in it.

    Any help will be appreciated.

    Dan Miller #108


     

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