Thanks Steve, this is great information. I'm happy to have found your C&C support site and have already received this and other helpful information. Dave.
Sent from my iPad > On Aug 8, 2016, at 6:07 PM, S Thomas via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > This subject has come up a number of times, and due to the difficulty of > access, many C&C owners have opted to screw in a hose fitting in place of the > grease cup and run a line to a grease nipple at a more convenient location. > As others have mentioned, all is above the water line, so no worries there. > The thread into the rudder post should be 1/4" NPT, but it is easy enough to > check against a known fitting once you get the old one out. The link is to a > site which has what looks to me like the original equipment. I have not dealt > with them, but you can see what the grease cups looked like new, and the > dimensions. > > http://www.magnetoparts.com/grease_cups.htm > > I used an artist's paint brush to apply transmission fluid to the rudder > shaft at the top of the rudder tube, and again where the top bearing comes > through the deck, on a boat that had been sitting for a few years. That > worked good to free it up, and I recommend it for that purpose, but it won't > last. Winch grease or some other kind of water resistant grease will last a > lot longer. > > Steve Thomas > C&C27 MKIII > Port Stanley, ON > > C&C36 > Merritt Island, FL > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Kaseler via CnC-List" > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: "David Kaseler" <kasel...@q.com> > Sent: Monday, August 08, 2016 16:48 > Subject: Stus-List C&C 33 Rudder Post lubrication > > >> I have a C&C 33 from 1975 and I have just discovered what appears to be a >> very deteriorated grease cup fitting on the fiberglass tube which supports >> the rudder post. It appears that the top of the grease cup itself has rotted >> away leaving just the sides and a very rusty body. I touched it and some >> metal feel off in my fingers. Have other C&C owners had to deal with this >> issue? What am I looking at? Can this fitting be replaced? Is it screwed >> into the glass or just glassed in. Can this be worked on with the boat >> afloat or am I going to sink the boat? Any help I can get with this project >> will be greatly appreciated. >> Thanks from a new member, >> Dave. > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like > what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions > are greatly appreciated! _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
