When I had Imzadi on the hard for a refit in 2009 I pulled the pedestal to replace the bearings, the idler plate under the cockpit sole, and the throttle and gearshift cables. It turned out to make changing the fuel tank and replacing the engine a lot easier too, when the steering was out of the way.
As long as the pedestal was in the garage, I decided to renew the white coating – which was pretty dingy after 30+ years. I ended up using a white Rustoleum intended for aluminum. Sanded the pedestal with something like 150-200 grit and primed per the instructions on the Rustoleum can. Painted with a matte finish paint instead of gloss white. Still looks very good after 4 years of exposure and the finish seems hard enough that there are no scratches or scuff marks – yet. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dennis C. Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 2:35 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Pedestal width (compass diameter) on a 37+? Edd, My experience is that Edson's powder coating isn't the best anyway. If you want black, take it to a powder coater and have it powder coated black before you install it. It's on my project list to remove my pedestal and have it powder coated locally. I installed an Edson engine control module on my pedestal in 2003. It's already showing separation of the coating. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA _____ From: Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 12:23 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Pedestal width (compass diameter) on a 37+? Dave, The only downside is that my pedestal is all black. Edson said I can get this replacement in any color, as long as it’s white (everyone’s a comedian) All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/>
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