I'm not sure why it took me all season to figure this one out, but I came up with a cheap easy fix for the leaky rudder post on my '77 Ty. I have heard others complain of this problem too, and I'm sure some have already figured this one out, but try jamming a large sponge between the rudder post and the rear cockpit wall. It absorbs the slow trickle of water and keeps the cockpit floor dry for many hours. Wring it out over the side once and you can sail all day with dry feet. If only all fixes were this easy.
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Ty Galatea
Ty rudder post leak
Moderator: Jim Walsh
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Bill Bloxham
Oh, Thank You, thank you........
I've got my own solution, and I'm glad to share it with everyone again.
This is a repeat of my post of last spring. I'm selling rudder shaft seals. There are 5 left.
"The seal for the rudder shaft is a bearing common to truck air seats and other low speed uses. The bearing is made by Thompson-Nyliner (distributed in the NY area by a place in L.I. ( I forget where). T-N can give you the name. It is a 3/4" diam. plastic bearing with flange.
When I bought mine 3 years ago I had to buy a sample pack of 25 for around $54 plus shipping and handling - I sold a few at Beaton's yard in Mantoloking, NJ and kept most of them (if I live to be 300 I'll get use of all of them). The unfortunate part is that most of the problem is the scale and corosion on the rudder shaft itself, which is hard to access. I used # 320 sandpaper to clean the shaft one spring, and next spring had to do it all over again (I do have plenty of bearings). If you want a couple let me know, and figure out how you would want to get them (I suggest you send me a small pre-paid priorty mail box. The box is about 4" x 6" x 1") How about $4 a bearing?"
If interested, send box to:
Bill Bloxham
286 Periagua Lane
Mantoloking, NJ 08738
If I run out (unlikley)I will return your box, money and try to dig up the address of the distributer. Then you can go into the parts business. Or sell them for cat toys - mine love 'em.
Thanks
mmmmmmbill@aol.com
This is a repeat of my post of last spring. I'm selling rudder shaft seals. There are 5 left.
"The seal for the rudder shaft is a bearing common to truck air seats and other low speed uses. The bearing is made by Thompson-Nyliner (distributed in the NY area by a place in L.I. ( I forget where). T-N can give you the name. It is a 3/4" diam. plastic bearing with flange.
When I bought mine 3 years ago I had to buy a sample pack of 25 for around $54 plus shipping and handling - I sold a few at Beaton's yard in Mantoloking, NJ and kept most of them (if I live to be 300 I'll get use of all of them). The unfortunate part is that most of the problem is the scale and corosion on the rudder shaft itself, which is hard to access. I used # 320 sandpaper to clean the shaft one spring, and next spring had to do it all over again (I do have plenty of bearings). If you want a couple let me know, and figure out how you would want to get them (I suggest you send me a small pre-paid priorty mail box. The box is about 4" x 6" x 1") How about $4 a bearing?"
If interested, send box to:
Bill Bloxham
286 Periagua Lane
Mantoloking, NJ 08738
If I run out (unlikley)I will return your box, money and try to dig up the address of the distributer. Then you can go into the parts business. Or sell them for cat toys - mine love 'em.
Thanks
mmmmmmbill@aol.com