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On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:59:36 -0800, "Capt. JG"
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"Bruce in Bangkok" wrote in message
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On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:27:11 -0800, "Capt. JG"
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"Bruce in Bangkok" wrote in message
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On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:16:10 -0800, "Capt. JG"
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Looks like I'm going to get her (Sabre 30, MkII, 1982) hauled in a few
days.

Short list of TBDs:

paint
prop zincs
full engine service, including valve adjustment, oil, filter, zincs,
impeller, etc.
add 2nd Racor filter with quick switch
relap two seacocks (bronze Spartens)
replace the steaming light
pull extra wires from the masthead to the base, add a Windex light

Of course, there are lots of other things to do.


Cutlass bearing?
Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)



It was done last time... I'll check it for sure, but I doubt it's an
issue.

I've been getting by with only hauling every few years, rather then
once a year and had the same outlook toward cutlass bearings but the
past couple of haul outs the bearing hasn't been "that bad" so I left
it alone and a year or so later began to get rattling and vibration at
certain RPMs. Dive down and shake the prop and sure enough the bearing
is loose. Now I just automatically change it every time I have the
boat out of the water. (Even got my own puller :-)
Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)



Well, it's been 3 years and the diver who checked it for me said it felt
fine. I'll check it myself, but I'm pretty sure it's ok. There's no
vibration I can feel on the wheel.

It's one of those things that are better replaced before they need it.



While true, I'm not going to replace something that is perfectly fine. I've
seen boats that had some play in the bearing, that went another three years
on the advice of the yard manager in agreement with a surveyor, the former
of whom who certainly had incentive to change it.


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