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  1. 1 hour ago, Black Panther said:

    The grease gets thick and full of gunk over time. Then the pawls jam open and your crew gets a broken wrist.

    Copy that... 

    Cheers guys

    Steve

  2. On 14/07/2021 at 3:42 PM, ex Elly said:

    Lithium grease on the drum.  3-in-1 oil on the pawls and teeth (no grease).

     

    Why not put grease on the gears ?? I would have thought load the sucker up with grease. Oil would just run out and all over the place. 

    Thanks Guys

    Steve 

  3. 6 minutes ago, ex Elly said:

    Lithium grease on the drum.  3-in-1 oil on the pawls and teeth (no grease).

     

    Cheers mate, What are the pawls ?? Sorry first time into a winch 

  4. Hi guys,

    just Refurbished and repaired these winches. Now that I have everything backed to what it should be I have to put them all back together what sort of grease do you guys use to pack it all with is it something special or is it just normal grease grease 

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  5. Hi Guys,

    Just thought I would give you all an update on my Rudder. 

    Well Soulmates been out of the water for little bit now. this is what the rudder project is starting to evolve to.

    Boat project ticking away nicely as well.

    Only thing my template is 2.7 M long and my ply is 2.4 M.. You can get 3 M ply aye ? 

    This is only a temp fix. I will also be going down the line of original inboard rudder. But I will be using this one till the time comes to go back to O.E

    Cheers guys

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  6. On 24/06/2021 at 7:23 PM, Starlite said:

    Hi there. Looking for a 30 - 32" ( 800mm approx.) stainless spoke wheel for a wheel helm installation on our 40ft cruising yacht. Perhaps someone has completed a wheel to tiller conversion and has the wheel in the back of the shed? Thanks 0274296022

    Hey mate if you get sorted.. I could be interested in your Tiller handle.

  7. Hi Guys

    I don't mind so much if it goes somewhere else ( Maybe change my mind depending on time zone lol) but I would be bummed out if the 38th AC does not come back to home waters. (But yes we have to keep it first)

    Steve

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  8. Hi Guys,

    Thanks for those who have come over to join the FB page.  

    I hear you all about the devil that is FB but as some has mentioned its just a place where you can ask a question on the fly and hopefully get an answer pretty quickly.

    Spent sometime on Soulmate this weekend before the weather turned to crap. Had my boy sanding the hull back and i was opening up some osmosis blisters. Thank god not many. then took out the old head .. wow that was fun !!!

    Cheers guys

    Steve 

     

  9. Hi guys,

    I have sent the admins of this site a message to see if i could post this. This was a few days ago and they have not come back to me so i will take that as all good.

    Right I have started a Facebook group called "Sailboat Reno s New Zealand" 

    I did this so people like me that have a project boat can come and swap / chat / bounce ideas of each other.  It will give the user a easy way to access info on there phone rather having to sit down on a PC/Laptop and look for info.

    This is not to take away from this awesome website as i believe both can work side by side. So come on in and hit the join /follow button and i look forward to see you there.

    Cheers guys. Have a safe long weekend

    Steve 

     

  10. HI Guys,

    @Fish Mate thanks so much for your advise. I really do appreciate it.  And to all you guys you are amazing with your advise. 

    I am going to take the transom hung rudder off and take it home strip the paint of it and see what i have to work with. I am going to look at it this way., I am still learning my boat I am still learning to become a not so bad sailor. Bearing that in mind I am not out there to brake speed records (well not yet anyway haha) so with the rudder I have and will improve, will be my training rudder. just to take it easy slowly cruise around the gulf. During that time I will be making plans to go back to a inboard rudder. Collecting what I need and getting the dimensions of an original rudder ( and i know where on is just still in the water at the mo  about a 100 meters from where my boat is now haha ) So when that boat comes out of the water I will get all the info I can to make one for my boat. Then the following year when Soulmate comes out again that will be the the mission to install the new rudder.

    So in the meantime If i am not a raving alcoholic , Sex addict , or hooked on Meth haha I am going to see what I can do with my transom hung rudder.

    Ok back to work. Of to the boat show tomorrow and to Soulmate on Sunday to take all the bits and pieces out so i have a nice and clear cabin to work in. 

    Will keep you all posted.

    Steve

  11. 17 hours ago, Sabre said:

    I assume you didn't get the rudder off TM that you posted earlier?

    It now looks to me like your second best option is to build an original style rudder.

    The first best option imho is to set fire to the boat, calmly walk away and engage in cheaper and and less complicated recreational activities like fast cars, whoring and meth addiction...

    If only I could take my own advice 😳

    Hahaha Absolutely.. Fast cars and Whoring sound OK not sure on the Meth addiction lol might make that alcohol. 

  12. Hi Guys,

    Well suggested mod is out !! thanks guys.

    @BOIGuy I have not had a sail in her as yet. As I have been busty with life and having to fix some things on her before i could even move off the swing mooring that she was attached to

    Now that she is on the hard doing her up for summer and having a sail. But when i was motoring over to the haul out. I did note the the tiller had a big vibration. This might have been prop wash going past the rudder ??? but looking at the rudder the prop is not up and close like some rudders that are very close to the prop. So the vibration/Shudder may be what i have to deal with this rudder how it stands at the moment. was doing around 3-4 knots under motor.

    Any other thoughts guys. or shapes i should be looking at. ?? I have a good 3-4 months on the hard to work something out.

    Cheers guys

    Steve

     

  13. Hi Guys,

    Well soulmate is out on the hard. YAY !!!!! 

    As you can see by the picks you can see where the repair work has been done to move the skeg line up to the transom when the original rudder came off.

    By The looks of things I don't think its gonna be to much of a drama to fix and get it back to the way it was.

    Just need the spec's of the old rudder or someone that has a CAV out of the water that I can get some dimensions off.

    The last pic is what I am thinking on doing to the transom hung rudder to make it work a bit better. 

    As always guys I am open to your opinion 

    P.S Pictures came out the wrong way ..Last one first , first one last lol

     

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  14. 13 hours ago, Elliot749 said:

    He was a nice guy young James  we rallied cars at same time as his family, very sad loss in the Motorsport community 

    Yeah Elliot, He always was up for a good laugh. The two Commodore computer escorts rally cars were pretty cool. I remember we used to set up a track on the farm in cowcop and have a ball with anything that had a motor and a steering wheel.

    Good times. 

    Yeah but watching that doco certainly hit home.

    Cheers mate

    Steve 

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  15. 1 hour ago, Fish said:

    Just as long as you know what you are getting yourself in for ;-) Its not just a case of getting a second hand rudder, slapping in on and going sailing.

    Be interesting to hear what is going on with the current rudder? How far are you healing over when it pops out? rails under, side deck under, just gently leaning over?

    Is it popping out, as in the end sitting clear of the water, or "letting go" (no laminar flow, so stalls) - meaning no response when you turn the tiller. I'd expect the boat to round up and behave like a bitch under both scenarios...

    Do the underwater sections have a nice foil shape, or does it look like a scaffold plank?

    Noting that baggy old sails make you heel over with no forward motion, and make general handling a nightmare. There is a chance the rudder is a symptom and not the cause.

    Thanks Fish.

    Yeah I could be flogging a dead horse. But I may also kick myself for not trying with what i can find. I just rung the Herald Island boat club and spoke to an old guy there. He new of the Name of the boat but could not recall it to well. so no joy there. Will keep searching I guess knowledge is power right ? haha 

    Cheers mate

    Steve

  16. 36 minutes ago, Fish said:

    Steve, In my view, getting a second hand rudder is unlikely to be of much benefit, and may just complicate things. I'd take a punt you'd waste the initial $280.

    If you have an existing rudder tube, it is far cheaper to get the correct shaft and bearings, and build a rudder on it. Additionally, you need the right size and shape of rudder to give your boat the balance it needs. Replacing a transom hung rudder with a bodgy second hand one isn't likely to improve the handling at all.

    There has to be a reason this was made into a transom hung rudder. If there are issues with it, it is going to be a lot easier to redo a transom hung rudder than renovate the back end of the boat and do a skeg rudder. You can do a transom hung rudder with a nice foil shape for handling, and a nice new tiller for asthetics. The handling comes from the foil shape, depth and size of the rudder (partly where it is positioned also, but that can be accounted for).

    To remove the little keel bit and fit a suitable rudder, with bearings, top fitting and new tiller, you are somewhere in the order of $2k to $4k, even if you do a lot of it yourself. Just the engineering side of it, tube, bearings, head fitting, they will add up. You need time on hardstand, modifing the hull brings about paint and sealant systems, then new antifoul.

    You would almost certainly get a substantial improvement in handling and speed with some new sails. Far more impact than the rudder. I'd go down that path first. If you want some asthetics, you could do some work on the tiller, sand and varnish, or tidy the paint etc.

    On the sails, there is a wide range of places to get them from, and a wider range in pricing. Just a modest dacron set may be cheaper than you realise, and the performance will be night and day.

    Hi Fish,

    Thanks mate for your input. really helpful.

    I guess I am lucky enough to work in an industry where i am dealing with a lot of different trades and services.

    I have a good mate who owns a CNC machine, Also the engineering firm that I use for work are always happy with a box of beer to wip something up for me as we do spend a hell of a lot of money with them.

    I just got back to speaking to a boat builder and he said that it can be done and that for 280 for the old rudder that is shown in the pictures that i may be able to use it for bits just as long as the bearings are ok. I am going to see the rudder today and make the call. if its no good. I will try and make the transom hung rudder a bit better so I can at least heel over with out the rudder coming out of the water. But I will still look at taking it back to original, but over time. 

    I would put the call out to Cav 26 owners to give me a call when they have there boat on the hard so then i can start to make a template of there rudder.

    Good things come to those who wait.

    Anyhow Thanks Fish

    Steve

  17. 15 hours ago, harrytom said:

    Can you show photo to boat builder and see if it can be changed??  how much do they want for it or does previous owner anything about the original rudder?

    I will show a boat builder today and get his thoughts, They want $280.00 for it.. And na but I have heard a story that Soulmate was owned by a syndicate and was at Herald Island for a while. I might touch base with the boat club there and see if anyone can fill in the gaps.

    Cheers my friend

    Steve

  18. 9 minutes ago, harrytom said:

    from memory shaft would be close to 50mm,might be able to swap out shaft?First thing is you need to know is there existing shaft in your hull,has it just been filled.

    So still worth picking up tomorrow Harry ?? What ya thoughts ??

    Really appreciate your help on this

    Steve 

  19. 28 minutes ago, Sabre said:

    What did the rudder come off? 

    And did you find an old rudder tube hiding in the back of your boat?

     

    Na not to sure whats it off. I am going to it tomorrow. I have not looked yet Sabre. Boat due out of the water on the 8th May. but I am going on her on ANZAC weekend to fit new throttle and gearshift lever set up. so will see if anything is there. (It may have been classed over) but i should be able to see something I reckon

    Cheers Sabre

    Steve

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