I was sailing yesterday at a constant 4-5.5 knots and the rudder shaft started leaking a little into the cockpit on my Typhoon. We had six persons on board and the boat was sitting a little low especially in the stern. Is this just something that I will have to deal with or is there packing or something that I can put around it? It wasn't bad and didn't leak when we slowed down.
Thanks.
Bob
BundyR@Aol.com
Rudder shaft leak, Typhoon
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R. Fisher
Re: Rudder shaft leak, Typhoon
I have the same problem when heavy in the water,Bob B wrote: I was sailing yesterday at a constant 4-5.5 knots and the rudder shaft started leaking a little into the cockpit on my Typhoon. We had six persons on board and the boat was sitting a little low especially in the stern. Is this just something that I will have to deal with or is there packing or something that I can put around it? It wasn't bad and didn't leak when we slowed down.
Thanks.
Bob
and would be interested in any solutions you come across.
rfisher@stny.rr.com
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Bill Bloxham
Re: Rudder shaft leak, Typhoon
Yeah, me too.
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 unfortunite 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 (send me a small pre-paid box?) How about $4 a bearing?
mmmmmmbill@aol.com
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 unfortunite 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 (send me a small pre-paid box?) How about $4 a bearing?
mmmmmmbill@aol.com
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Bill Bloxham
Re: Rudder shaft leak, Typhoon
Yeah, me too.
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 unfortunite 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 (send me a small pre-paid box?) How about $4 a bearing?
mmmmmmbill@aol.com
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 unfortunite 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 (send me a small pre-paid box?) How about $4 a bearing?
mmmmmmbill@aol.com