You'll have to drop the rudder in order to drill through the rudder shaft and bearings. The rudder shaft seems too thin to get enough threads tapped in? Also, the zerk fittings might go bad over time, so I glassed in SS bushngs to the fiberglass shaft wall, and screw the zerks into those. Parts were ordered from McMaster-Carr where I selected the grease. You could just buildup the fiberglass layers? MaxProp recommends Lubriplate. I didn't know if that would attack Delrin, so I selected a grease more environmentally friendly and rated for plastics.
Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josh Muckley" <muckl...@gmail.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 4:21:27 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List 37+ rudder bearings? I was thinking about some Jefa self aligning rudder bearings. Overkill? Not sure they'll even fit without major work. Grease fittings....hmm...just drill a hole and tap it for a zirc? I like it! I'm thinking of using the same grease as for the max-prop. Josh Muckley -- When security matters. http://www.secure-my-email.com On Mar 19, 2013 10:08 PM, "Chuck S" < cscheaf...@comcast.net > wrote: Not certain what you have on your 37+ but the 34R came out during the same time from C&C and it has Delrin doughnuts for bearings. The stainless steel shaft rides on delrin. You can see a bulge in the rudder log where the bearings are. I think earlier C&Cs had a fiberglass shaft, no bearings. Some had grease fittings. When I had some play in my system, I priced Delrin bearings, at $275 each. Instead, I added grease fittings to mine. The grease removed all play and the rudder is very reliable now. I use a food safe, plastic safe, synthetic, white grease. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ From: "Josh Muckley" < muckl...@gmail.com > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 4:49:56 PM Subject: Stus-List 37+ rudder bearings? Anybody know anything about the rudder bearings on a 37+? When I pulled the 24 year old rudder, the shaft had some scoring and wear grooves. I looked up inside the "bearings" but couldn't tell if it was an actual bearing with rollers or just a bushing (rubber, fiberglass, bronze?). Thanks, Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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