[C38] Drip less stuff

Steve Smolinske SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com
Thu Jan 26 02:07:10 EST 2012


Larry,

I read a story on the net very similar to the experience Tom related
about one failing and steered away from it for that reason.   However,
PYI is a local company and customer of mine, they are great folks and
very very helpful, their customer service goes far above and beyond most
companies, I'd give them a call and discuss concerns with them.  

I also had noticed an unusual amount of water in my bilge and was
scratching my head trying to figure out where it was coming from, looked
at the prop shaft, the rudder shaft, leaks in the cockpit, the binnacle
and on and on.........then I was hit over the head with an epiphany "Hey
that water seems to come sporadically kind of like when I turn on the
house water pump.....Hey look at all those leaking tees and rusted hose
clamps on the fresh water supply lines, replaced the cheap nylon tees
with brass(which are difficult to find in stock in 1/2", thank you
Fittings Inc.), moved the connection points to a more easily accessible
location for maintenance and guess what not near as much water in the
bilge.

Also saw the attached picture on yacht world from another C38 and am
thinking of glassing in small bulkhead in the bilge to get the same
effect, but not sure about how best to address the issue of water coming
from the bow if I do.

Steve


-----Original Message-----
From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
[mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Larry Malmberg
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 5:22 PM
To: 'Catalina 38 Listserve'
Subject: [C38] Drip less stuff

Has anyone installed a drip less shaft coupling and rudder shaft?  If
so,
can I get the pros and cons on them?





Best regards,

Larry Malmberg
Team Hassle


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