Chuck; I do not have a bearing problem ( I hope), however I want to thank you
for the valuable information about these issues: I clip and save all of this
collective wisdom for the possibility that I may need this information and if
that day comes, I will have a ready source of inside knowledge... ; in
addition, given that our boats were built on an assembly line, it is helpful
insight to understand my own boat...thanks for making the effort to explain the
history and background on these issues!
Richard
s/v Bushmark4: 1985 C&C 37 CB: Ohio River, Mile 596
Richard N. Bush
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462
502-584-7255
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From: Chuck Gilchrest via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Cc: Chuck Gilchrest <csgilchr...@comcast.net>
Sent: Tue, Feb 19, 2019 1:45 pm
Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 44 Harken rudder bearings!
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div.yiv0879567975WordSection1 {} #yiv0879567975 Steve,Harken has been out of
the rudder bearing business for nearly 15 years and no longer provide service
for those items. Edson jumped in with replacement Harken bearings for a while,
but they too got out of the bearing business. I’d say the best bet would be to
determine the Harken stock number of the upper and lower bearings (possibly in
the boat service manual) and then contact PYI in Washington State about
replacement bearings from Jefa. They currently supply all the J-Boats with
roller rudder bearings. Note that the bearing generally need to be replaced in
pairs (upper and lower) as that’s really the only way to insure proper bearing
alignment. If you can deflect the tip of the rudder more than 1 inch, either
side to side, or front and back, there’s likely sufficient wear to the bearing
races that would require replacement.You could also use a plain bearing set,
from a company such as Tides Marine, but it would need to fit the ID/OD/ and
height to be effective. Does your boat have a stainless steel or composite
rudder post? Chuck GilchrestS/V Half Magic1983 Landfall 35Padanaram, MA
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