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On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 21:50:20 GMT, (Michael) wrote:
Bushings, bearings, tomatoes, tom-ah-tows... the question is what does
the boat you want have, and what shape are they in. Many boats have
rather fancy double-race needle bearings for the lower rudder post
"bushing." The loads here can be tremendous when sailing hard.
Think "balanced" vs "unbalanced" rudders....power steering vs manual.
I am not aware of any production boat that was built with the bearings
you suggest. I though such beasts do exist for rudders..
J35s came with Harken rudder bearings. They eventually corroded and
Harken doesn't make them any more AFIK.
Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a
"I'll tell you, being in prison isn't, isn't all that, uh, that it's cracked up to be." RM Nixon
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