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I also have one…works but so did the old system. My thoughts were of having a dry, dusty bilge….but that didn’t happen ( water always find a way in)
Not worth the money.
On Jul 8, 2013, at 6:12 PM, Robert Fine wrote:
Quote:I am of the very humble opinion that old school is the best school. I’ve
seen dripless packing fail and fail spectacularly. What’s more, when they
do you have to remove the shaft to fix them. If your packing goes in an
old school box, you just replace the cheap packing. In an emergency you
can stuff shredded t-shirt in there to minimize water intake.Simple is better. If you remove your shaft to replace the hose, purchase
one of the silicone rubber hoses available for certain at Sailorman in Ft.
Lauderdale.Bob
On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 6:10 PM, Steven Weinberg, Ph.D. wrote:
Quote:I have had one in Whiffler for 10+ years without issue. A colleague of
mine put one on a Pearson 53 and had to replace it with a std shaft seal
while at anchor in Mexico after 3 weeks (obviously put in incorrectly or a
defective part).Steve
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The issue was with the handle…or more correctly the shaft going into the Edison housing was binding. A little oil and some back and forth and all is working.
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Tor
In 2011 I sailed to Bermuda from the Bahamas….to be more accurate, I should say motored as there was very little wind. Entry Fees, plus purchasing 80 gallons at 8$ per gallon in Bermuda and only staying for 36 hours made it one very expensive place to check off my bucket list….It would have been cheaper to fly in for the 36 hours.
If your heading south, skip it.
John
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Important to note…which fuel pump…High pressure or low pressure? The low pressure can be replaced with any auto parts store fuel pump…you’ll just need to plumb it in line. I had installed a low pressure pump for my fuel polishing system…it would also serve as an inline back up.
The high pressure pump is big bucks.
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I don’t know, I’ve sailed with Irin….who knows 😉
John
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On Dec 11, 2012, at 3:48 PM, Robert Fine wrote:
I’m guessing Irin Ketch has had their email account hijacked…
I’m not being terse. This is from my mobile.
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Hello Jim,
Here’s a summary of my recent experience:
For 5 years we did primary coastal cruising and a few over-nights. I had an
older Cetec-Benmar below decks autopilot. This pilot worked great and was
fine for what we used it for. This past fall, I sailed the Caribbean 1500
to Tortola and thought that my autopilot was up to the job…it wasn’t and
it failed the first night off Cape Hatteres. We were forced to hand steer
the remainder of the 11 day trip.It turns out that the almost half the of the boats sailing the 1500 had an
autopilot failure. Virtually all those failures were with older pilots like
mine or with Raymarine below decks and the wheel pilots.In Tortola I upgraded my autopilot to a B&G Ram with a Simrad head. This
required some customized mounting and an quadrant arm to be mounted. I am
very satisfied with this new system and have no issues on our short
off-shore passages between islands. I would estimate a robust off-shore
autopilot would be between 6 and 9K with installation. In my opinion, 3.5k
wouldn’t by you a reliable pilot….you’d be better off buying two wheel
pilots.If you are not ever going to take the boat off-shore, then a wheel pilot
would be fine. However, if your plans include a multi-day off-shore
passage, I would strongly suggest that you bite the bullet and upgrade to a
robust below decks pilot.John
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Thanks all….I spent some time cleaning the space out under the engine and
found the source of the leak. I turns out it was from the shaft break (it
uses oil pressure to disengage the break). This Exxon Validize size oil
leak from the loose nut.Thanks again for the great advice. We are headed out tomorrow for Nevis and
then on to Guadeloupe.John Sommer
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Thanks all….I really appreciate the suggestions.
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It is a Cetek Benmar, Rotary Drive unit. The drive unit failed outright off Hatteras….I suspect the cause was a leaking bilge pump over the unit. I climbed into the aft lazzeret to work on it and was there from 9PM to 3AM….I took the unit apart and then had to figure how to put it back together. So I really don’t know….I guess 30 years and an offshore passage are what killed it.
Once together, it has been behaving strangely…I figure I have 18 plus hours in the aft lazzeret plus the hassle of shipping parts back and forth to California from the BVI as a result I have decided to replace the entire unit. The
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Unfortunately yes….they diverted to the Bahamas due to the bad weather.
They attempted a night-time entry at Marsh Harbor. Apparently one the crew
was very sea sick. We also had a couple other diversions as well as
numerous autopilot failures (about the half the fleet). As I mentioned, we
had some pretty big seas, fortunately, we were running downwind towards our
destination.John
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It took us 11 days…we decided to tack down the rumb line to improve boat
handling, making us a bit slower (we even stopped for a swim).Once we got a bit south and it warmed up, it was a real pleasure.
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I just completed the rally….a great experience with some of the best
sailing I’ve ever had. The old girl did very well. As you can imagine, we
had quite a bit of different weather. We ran downwind in a gale….the boat
handled very well running downwind with a deeply reefed genny. The problems
started after the gale when we had 24ft rollers. This caused the boat to
roll back and forth very uncomfortably. We then decided to run off the wind
with a reefed mizzen and a reefed genny in 25 knots and the motion improved
dramatically.The lesson I learned is let the boat sail her self…that means putting up a
sail combination that balances the boat. We hit some calms with winds
around 10 knots and flew the spinnaker for a couple of days….definitely
required for downwind performance on these boats. Finally, the trades came
in and she really hit her stride. We were sailing at 7.5 knots with 15 to
20 on the beam with a double reef in the main and reef in the mizzen.I am very pleased at the performance of the 424 in the conditions I
experienced. Sometimes meal prep was a challenge, but I always felt safe.
Once we balanced the boat, hand steering wasn’t such a chore. We hand
steered the boat the entire way because the autopilot crashed. All in all
a great experience ( though I see the benefits of a stable platform)John
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Hello John,
We are tied up at the inner-harbor marina. We’ll be here for a few more
days…perhaps anchored in the harbor if the visit extends. We have enjoyed
Baltimore very much…great things to do for the kids…I would have to rank
Baltimore’s inner-harbor as one of the must visit ports if you have kids
(science museum, etc…). It’s a bit noisey…A Pink Folyd concert is
tonight.We’d love to meet up with you on our way out of Baltimore.
John
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Cruising the Chesapeake
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Tor,
Aren’t you on the other side of the Caribbean?
John
s/v Indulgence
Currently on the Chesapeake
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