I wasted a few boat bucks with a so called Navtec shop in Houston. They might have scratched the shaft and done more harm. Only lasted 4 years before it started leaking. When I got it back, I had to pump the handle several dozen times before it finally started working. The Houston shop said that can happen due to shipping. I needed to "purge" it. Yeah, right.
Sent it to Lew Townsend a few weeks ago. Lew found several issues internally perhaps due to the previous repair, who knows? He had to polish the shaft a bit. Lew tested it at 5000 psi for 48 hours before he sent it to me. I doubt a local hydraulics shop could have repaired it as well as Lew. Got it back Monday. Put it on Touche' today. It worked from the first pump. In fact, it was so tight I had to extend it using a cabintop winch in order to install it. FYI, I put a 1/2 inch stainless washer on the shaft before install. The washer slides down the shaft and sits on top of the cylinder. It protects the top seal from UV, a potential failure point. That's what failed 4 years ago (after 17 years). For my time and money, I'd send a Navtec to Lew again. -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 9:21 PM ALAN BERGEN via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I' been said many times on this list, and I'll say it again: Lew Townsend > in Seattle is the man to do all your hydraulic work. (206) 498-7282. > > Alan Bergen > 35 Mk III Thirsty > Rose City YC > Portland, OR > > > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 7:01 PM Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Not for nothing, I have a shitshow story about Navtech and a Florida firm >> that I'm waiting for the dust to settle before I share the details. Let's >> just say between incompetence and unwillingness to stand behind their work, >> I will be giving zero stars with 8 x 12 color photographs with circles and >> arrows. Reference to Woody Guthrie and and Alice's Restaurant... >> >>
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