water infiltration

hi every body

is someone could give me informations for my problem of water infiltration i think by the "livet de pont"(i don't know the english term) , this is the joint hull-deck ?

Are the original shrouds 3/16 or 7/32 on L28?
Thanks.

I'm trying to sort out the running rigging on #197, which we just got this season. I need some advice on halyards and clutches. A previous owner of my boat replaced the wire/rope halyards with all rope. I'm pretty sure the clutches are whatever came with the boat; I can't identify them. The genoa halyard is 5/16 or 3/8", but there is a fat cover added at the clutch. I assume they were having problems with the halyard slipping in the clutch, but this is not a good solution. The cover jams in the sheave at the mast bottom. Every time we drop the jib, the foredeck has to run up and haul on the luff to get it down.

The spinnaker halyard is grossly oversized, maybe 1/2", and gets a lot of friction running through the clutch and the sheaves, making takedowns unnecessarily slow. The (fat) splice at the shackle sometimes seems to jam at the upper mast sheave. This can be downright scary when the chute doesn't want to come down.

I want to replace both halyards, looking for suggestions on rope type and diameter. I'll be racing PHRF only for the foreseeable future, so any class restrictions don't apply. Are the original clutches worth saving should those be replaced too? It seems like all of these problems came from bad solutions to slipping clutches.

Thanks, Andy

We have just taken the original engine out of our boat which involved separating and dropping the saildrive before sliding the engine forward and then lifting the saildrive through the hole.

Having previously found it difficult to re-build the saildrive gearbox with the engine/saildrive installed in the boat we would like to rebuild the engine/saildrive outside the boat then install the whole lot.

Has anybody tried doing this? Did the geometry work?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Ben

I replaced my sail drive about two years ago. I do not believe you can remove or replace the saildrive / motor as a unit. There isn’t enough clearance.

First, make sure you have both the shop manual and the original instructions that came with the boat. There are several diagrams that will help. I have both in PDF if you need them - PM me your e-mail. Invest in a quality torque wrench – you need this to properly torque the four bolts that mate the sail drive to the engine. The last thing you want to do is over torque the bolt, have it break, and leave the threaded part stuck in the engine.

To get the motor out I used a 2 X 4 cut into two lengths. Tie the first 2 x 4 to the engine aligned for and aft. It needs to extend some distance aft of the engine and also extend far enough forward of the engine to stick out the front of the engine compartment (where the stairs would be.) Tie it as tight as you can so that its firm against the flywheel. The other 2 x 4 goes across the aft side of the engine and under the first 2 x 4 such that it sticks out the engine compartment’s side access doors. This second 2 x 4 isn’t tied you need to be able to move it as you slide the engine out. Now you need three people, one lifts the front of the first 2 x 4, one on one side of the second 2 x 4 and one on the other side of the second 2 x 4.

Before you start completely remove the staircase from the boat and take the table out of the boat or lay it on the forward berth. You need the space to move around.

Good luck.

Greetings everyone! As I work to stop the engine temp buzzer frm buzzing I turned to Bill Brock who, as always, graciously guided me and supplied the name of North Jersey Marine Enterprises in Clifton, NJ. However the phone has been disconnected and a Google search turned up nothing.

However if you call Canada's very own Keith Strutt at 613-634-8100 he knows the engine, has parts in store, and is patient and kind with newbies! It appears we are down to a single NA dealer for the Bukh engine parts. If you know of others let make a reference list!

I hope this helps!   :)bill (#155)

Had my first bump and yes I was on starboard however the toe rail was smooshed.... any one know of toe rails available and/or alternatives you have discovered? Any guidance would be most appreciated! Thanks, :)bill (#155)