Steve: those through hull casings are extremely tough. Those who have had to remove them will attest to that. I suggest you pull the transducer, grease it well and reinsert it. Put the cap on snugly and your problem leak may well vanish.
Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax On 2013-05-09, at 14:27, Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com> wrote: Thanks Fred, that's very helpful but if I go ahead I'll simply order it from defender or binnacle. At this point it's not leaking anymore so it's not a panic situation anymore. The lock nut is not cross threaded, neither the cap nut. One thing that sucks about this is that we renamed the boat. My girlfriend is now anxious that the boat has a curse on it. We did the proper de-naming ceremony on the hard. We were going to do the naming ceremony as soon as the boat splashed down but we both agreed that the place we were in had terrible karma and that we were better off doing the naming at our own mooring. We did the ceremony right before bringing the boat to the dock. Smashing a champagne bottle is very satisfying. Thanks, Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 1:09 PM, Hoyt, Mike <mike.h...@impgroup.com> wrote: > is it cross threaded? > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Stevan > Plavsa > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 1:58 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > Subject: Re: Stus-List Raymarine plastic thru hulls - had a leak > > Hi, yup the cap nut is tightened down snug. I can still rotate the transducer > a wee bit, just as much as the key-cutaway allows, that will vary the amount > of water getting in by a bit. It doesn't exactly "jiggle" but I can push > down on it, which seems weird to me, it moves a millimetre or two when > pushed down. Not really anymore now that the larger o-ring and plumbers tape > is in there. Again, the cap nut is locked down. I didn't look at the > attachment because I had the instructions in front of me the whole time I > installed the thing .. I can see the cutaway drawing in my head I looked at > it so much :) > > Loosening the lock nut is a no go at this point because it will take tools to > do it. It is stuck on good! I'm wary of applying that much torque to the > thing it being in this compromised state already. If it cracks I'm in big > trouble the boat being in the water and everything. > > RE: slings. With all the travellifts being busy launching boats they can't > let me sit in the slings. They can put me down on jack stands but then I'm > paying for haul, launch and storage. I was quoted $450 at one place... "or > more depending on time". > I have to pull out the old thru-hull and install a new one and let the > sealant cure so the boat will be out of the water at best 12 hours, at worst > .. I don't even know. Then there's the possibility that it leaks again for > some reason when it goes back in. > > Steve > Suhana, C&C 32 > Toronto > > > On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 12:12 PM, Chris Price <iceboa...@comcast.net> wrote: >> Would the yard let you sit in the slings while you change it out, and, if >> necessary, haul you out? If not necessary, no harm done. >> >> Chris Price >> Pradel >> 35 Mk I >> >> From: "Stevan Plavsa" <stevanpla...@gmail.com> >> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> Sent: Thursday, May 9, 2013 11:59:16 AM >> Subject: Re: Stus-List Raymarine plastic thru hulls - had a leak >> >> >> I tried backing off the nut but it's stuck .. some sealant got into the >> threads. Now, I could loosen it, but I'm concerned about applying much force >> to that thru-hull with the boat in the water. If I crack the thru-hull now >> I'm in trouble. >> >> Plastic. * exaggerated eye roll* >> >> I am indeed on a mooring without a charger and that's why I'm weighing this >> ... it's either a haul and new thru-hull or a solar charging system. >> Jeez when someone said the boat was only the cost of admission they weren't >> kidding! >> It's been an expensive spring what with a new sail and everything else. I >> also bought an old mercedes wagon that requires some $love$. It's C&C >> related because I bought the thing to haul cushions to and from my boat in >> the winter and spring :D >> >> I've been leaning towards a haul this whole time so that's probably what's >> going to have to happen. Dammit. The bronze thru-hull is 155 plus shipping >> etc. >> >> Steve >> Suhana, C&C 32 >> Toronto >> >> >> >> On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Alan Bergen <alan-at-h...@comcast.net> >> wrote: >>> Try backing off the nut that holds the housing in place. >>> >>> Alan Bergen >>> C&C 35 Mk III Thirsty >>> Rose City YC >>> Portland, OR >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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