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  • in reply to: Cutlass bearing #69685
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    I was just about to write exactly what Tor wrote,
    so I 2nd it.
    Be careful when you put the new bearing in that you
    have removed ALL… and I do mean ALL marks made by
    saw. One little bump and you’ll get the bearing about
    2/3’s of the way in and it will get stuck. You will
    then need to saw the new bearing out… and start
    over…. on 2nd thought, just buy 2 bearings the first
    time and save yourself the headache of having to wait
    for the 2nd one to arrive….
    How do I know this?
    alan

    — Silver Heels <> wrote:

    Quote:
    Rich,

    Unfortunately, you can’t use a press on all 424
    cutlass bearings. The
    bearing chamber (or shaft tube) in my boat’s strut
    wraps around and closes
    at its forward end like a blunt, hollow-point
    bullet, leaving only enough of
    a hole for the shaft to pass through. So you can’t
    get anything like a
    washer up against the forward end of the bearing to
    pull it out. I
    ultimately had to cut a lengthwise wedge out of the
    old bearing with a
    sawzall to loosen it enough so I could tap it out of
    there. This necessarily
    left cuts in the chamber’s forward enclosure, but it
    doesn’t matter. They
    can be used to guide the sawzall blade next time the
    old cutlass bearing
    refuses to budge. In fact, next time I may just
    slice the forward end off
    the chamber, making it an open tube that would allow
    the use of a press.

    One little trick I learned from the yard manager
    here. When I installed the
    new cutlass bearing, I left about an inch of it
    sticking out of the rear end
    of the chamber, enough to grab with a pipe wrench so
    that I might be able to
    work it out next time. This also left an inch of
    space at the bearing’s
    forward end, so I can at least get a punch up
    against it through the shaft
    hole. Hope I don’t have to mess with it for another
    10 years, though.

    Tor


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    in reply to: Cutlass bearing #69682
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    I have heard that if the boat is used heavily in
    shallow and sandy waters – Bahamas…. then the
    bearings wear out sooner.
    Also, be sure you check the wear on the shaft. Mine
    was worn so much that even with a new bearing there
    would have still have been play in it.
    I ended up replacing the shaft. Orginal shaft was
    bronze.
    alan

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    in reply to: Damn your excel John Stevenson! #69654
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    Welcome to boating my friend… what is it that West
    Marine says…. We make boating more fun!!!!.

    — Aaron Lynch <> wrote:

    Hey all, I just posted some pix of my
    not-yet-complete bilge project.

    https://www.pearson424.org/gallery/Bilge-on-Ra

    So here¹s how this little project went,

    I wanted a horn at the spreaders. When I went to
    install it, I had
    difficulty getting the wiring in the mast because
    there was a lot of old
    crap. So I pulled that out.
    And re-wired from the binnacle to the spreaders. In
    doing that I found oil
    in the bilge, suddenly clearing up the mystery of
    the disappearing oil.

    The original Bilge Pump left several inches of water
    in the bilge, topped
    with about a gallon of oil.

    So I decided to redo the bilge pump setup as per
    suggestions from the list,
    but the shower sump was in the way, so I had to
    relocate that, (as in I had
    to rent a sawzall) which in turn meant having to
    relocate the raw water
    strainer.

    When I removed the sump hose, I discovered that the
    seacock would not shut
    off. SO I replaced that.

    (I did however talk my girlfriend into crawling into
    the bilge to help clean
    it. Again thanks to the list I was able to say ³see
    hun, other admirals do
    it, it would be Œweird¹ if you refused²)

    The best place to put the new sump was occupied by
    the holding tank
    discharge. SO I had to relocate that, which meant a
    couple new hoses.

    So I decided to replace ALL of the sanitation hoses.
    In the course of this,
    I discovered that the discharge pump went straight
    to the seacock without a
    vented loop. Meaning that a small check valve in
    the pump was all that was
    keeping the seawater out of the holding tank.

    While it was out, I rebuilt the discharge pump,
    where I discovered that the
    check valve didn¹t in fact close all the way, which
    suddenly explained why
    the holding tank was full even if we didn¹t use it
    for a week.

    While I had nearly every friggin hose and wire in
    the bilge exposed I needed
    to climb into all of the aft lazzarettes, and since
    I had all that crap out
    of the boat I did a deep spring cleaning to
    inventory the boat and add
    everything into John¹s excel spreadsheet.

    But then it was dark, and supposed to rain and so I
    had to put it all back,
    and now I have to take it back out to inventory it
    so damned you John and
    your cool excel spreadsheet!!!!

    Or and my boat is a friggin¹ deathtrap.

    I still don¹t have the raw water pump or the sump
    reinstalled or even found
    the oil leak yet.


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    in reply to: Anchor Locker Terminology #69638
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    Well, the reason I mentioned it is, last year, I
    finished installing the deck fittings for the Solent
    Stay. I had used the drawings provided by Jack Tyler,
    and I believe John Stevenson. Never gave it a thought
    and had the parts made. When I went to install the
    backing plate inside the anchor locker, I discovered,
    much to my dismay, The plate was too long. I am
    thinking maybe my locker is a bit shallow compared to
    other 424’s. No panic though, I just drilled another
    set of holes (3/8’s stainless) and mounted the plate
    sideways.
    Rum on a Friday evening, imagine that. Barbacourt?
    alan

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    in reply to: Anchor Locker Terminology #69637
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    Well, the reason I mentioned it is, last year, I
    finished installing the deck fittings for the Solent
    Stay. I had used the drawings provided by Jack Tyler,
    and I believe John Stevenson. Never gave it a thought
    and had the parts made. When I went to install the
    backing plate inside the anchor locker, I discovered,
    much to my dismay, The plate was too long. I am
    thinking maybe my locker is a bit shallow compared to
    other 424’s. No panic though, I just drilled another
    set of holes (3/8’s stainless) and mounted the plate
    sideways.
    Rum on a Friday evening, imagine that. Barbacourt?
    alan

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    in reply to: Anchor well #69621
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    I have some pictures here someplace. I’ll have to
    scarf around and see what I did with ’em. I’ll be out
    there on the weekend in any event and take more.
    I used 1 1/2 PVC. It uses 2 45’s, a straight length
    and then another 45 I think. I’ll take some pictures.
    I have to tell ya, it’s a science experiment to get
    it to work right. Pearson didn’t make it easy.
    alan
    — Aaron Lynch <> wrote:

    I¹d really
    like to see a picture of the underside if you ever
    get a chance. Also,
    what size pipe did you use? Is the straight or are
    there any elbows in it?

    On 4/24/08 2:50 PM, alan P wrote :

    Attached is the windlass I put on last summer. A

    PVC

    pipe goes through the anchor locker into the chain
    locker below. I have it angled such that it forces

    the

    chain to the aft end of the chain locker so it can
    pile up higher before it gets jammed. I have had

    150

    ft of 5/16 HT out and retrieved without issue.

    Much

    more than that it’s hit and miss.
    alan

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    in reply to: Anchor well #69617
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    Attached is the windlass I put on last summer. A PVC
    pipe goes through the anchor locker into the chain
    locker below. I have it angled such that it forces the
    chain to the aft end of the chain locker so it can
    pile up higher before it gets jammed. I have had 150
    ft of 5/16 HT out and retrieved without issue. Much
    more than that it’s hit and miss.
    alan

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    in reply to: Anchor well #69611
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    Duct tape wound around a dowel or paper towel tube
    works too. Work it like your taking lint of a sweater.
    alan

    — Silver Heels <> wrote:

    Quote:
    That is a good tip about the shower water
    temperature, Bob. I’d always
    thought cold was better for post-‘glass clean-up,
    but what you say makes
    sense. I do cover myself pretty well, though: hat,
    broad headband over my
    forehead, goggles, disposable nose-&-mouth filtering
    mask, long sleeve shirt
    buttoned all the way up in front, gloves, long
    trousers, socks & shoes. This
    is not as thorough as the pros’ suits & masks, but
    for my little jobs it
    seems adequate. So far no itching when I wear it
    all.

    Thank goodness summer hasn’t arrived yet in NE
    Florida! I’m hoping to have
    the ‘glass work done before then. The temperatures
    this week are a
    comfortable 70’s & low 80’s.

    Tor


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    in reply to: Anchor Well Deck Hatch #69587
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    I got a call that my set and two others(you know who
    you are) are on the way also.
    alan
    more work!

    — Robert Fine <> wrote:

    Hi Tor,

    Why are you getting rid of the locker? (oh, and
    rumor has it my mast
    pulpits are on the way! Yippee!)

    Bob

    On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 10:40 AM, Silver Heels
    <> wrote:

    I’m in the process of altering Silver Heels’

    anchor locker and foredeck to

    accommodate a new electric windlass and some
    other stuff. In the process I will be decking over

    the foredeck solid,

    like most boats’ foredecks are, and dispensing
    with Pearson’s opening anchor well hatch. Does

    anyone want the original

    hatch lid? Mine includes a box-like protuberance
    meant to cover a windlass beneath it (photos

    attached).

    Tor


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    in reply to: Fuel Gauge sight glass #69573
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    OK, ya got me…. what is a vent whistle? I am sure it
    goes in the vent, but after that…..I am not sure
    alan
    — Aaron Lynch <> wrote:

    I replaced the whole port with a stainless model
    with plate glass which I
    picked up at minney¹s for $20. It was an impulse
    type deal, saw the thing
    for sale and thought ³I can use that and it¹s a good
    price.²

    SO I ended up slightly enlarging the hole and
    installing the new one.

    Then, I ended up also installing a vent whistle
    (which I think is the best
    thing I ever bought BTW), so now I almost never look
    at the gauge.

    On 4/22/08 5:59 AM, John Stevenson wrote :

    Rodd,
    On Sarah the sight glass was removable. Just a

    Beckson deck plate with clear

    plastic cover. Well, it was clear at one time –

    long before I owned the boat.

    However, since it was removable it didn’t really

    matter how clear it was. A

    couple of summer’s ago the frame for the deck

    plate cracked and I had to

    replace it. The only thing available at the time

    (this was in Cartagena,

    Spain) was an opaque deck plate, which is what is

    fitted in Sarah’s cockpit

    today.
    Of course even with the deck plate cover removed

    it was still very difficult

    to read the gauge as it had become even more

    cloudy than that the old “clear”

    sight glass.
    If your sight glass is not removable and you have

    to replace it you might

    consider getting a sturdy removable deck plate

    (clear or opaque). The drawback

    to a removable cover is that inevitably some water

    will get on the top of the

    tank and have to be sponged up periodically.

    John

    On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 8:37 AM, Joseph Steiner

    <> wrote:

    yes, it’s a bitch. I haven’t replaced mine, but a
    trick I use is to make it wet with a film of

    water and

    shine a flashlight through it to see the gauge. I
    don’t need to do it often, so it’s not so onerous

    a

    task. Try to sail as much as possible.

    Joe,
    Half Moon.
    — Rodd Leeds <> wrote:

    has anyone replaced the plastic in the fuel

    gauge

    sight glass in the cockpit sole? I can barely

    see

    the gauge through the lexan and would like to
    replace it. I removed the aluminum ring from

    the

    cockpit, but I can’t figure out how to get the

    lexan

    out. The bottom ring which I thought was a

    rubber

    gasket seems to be made of metal as well. Any

    ideas

    would be appreciated.

    Rodd Leeds


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    in reply to: Lets add to the misery club #69564
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    Jack Rabbit has a lot of great technical material and
    such, but the prices are way too high. I prefer to
    read all his ideas and then buy at GenuineDealz.com.
    Nice work Linus…
    alan
    — Linus Sumocean <> wrote:


    Torn rotator cuff. I guess from lifting the 50 lb
    inverter while lying on my back trying to reach in the
    wiring closet. Makes it hard to sleep, but the advice
    from the docs at the bar ” you just gotta work through
    it “. Also like Joe said, only they suggest red wine
    instead of rum and vicodin.

    I have to agree with Bob Fine’s comment about Jack
    Rabbit marine from his blog. Peter was very helpful
    when I was looking to buy. The web site is helpful
    and encourages you to call for advice. I purchased a
    Victron Multiplus inverter charger, remote control,
    some fuses, buss bars, battery switch and an ACR. I
    received most of my order in two weeks. The inverter
    did not show up for a while. My emails did not get
    answered and by the time I finally got through on the
    phone I was worried. I received the inverter and
    remote and the next day I got another inverter with a
    packing slip that said the remote control was on back
    order. I shipped the second one back and they
    reimbursed me for the shipping. When I got to the
    boat with the battery switch the breaker for the house
    power was broken. After two tries I got a replacement
    that would fit in the panel. At this point I realized
    from being in the service sector that I was becoming “
    that customer “. I finally got the inverter in and
    wired on Friday. The installation instructions are
    minimal but it is fairly simple to install an
    inverter. The temp sense was the last thing that
    needed to be wired and the screw blocks on the circuit
    board of the inverter are missing. I was in a hurry
    because I needed to get back home to work and got
    frustrated and just left. It’s possible that the
    blocks are in the plastic bag that had the fuses and
    instructions in it. But I didn’t look, in a hurry you
    know. Now I think that if I don’t turn on the charger
    the temp sense wire not being hooked up will not
    matter and I still can go on with the engine install.
    Hopefully the blocks are in the bag. No joy, I
    checked today and they are missing. I called at 09:30
    and again at 16:15 and no answer. Maybe I’m paranoid
    but I think I’ll borrow a waitress’s phone tomorrow
    and see if they will answer.
    I have stripped out a ton of old wires. The wiring
    from the Lectra San is going to lighten the boat
    enough to even out the weight for the extra batteries.
    I just gotta say I envy Rich for having the boat in
    the back yard, I have to drive an hour and a half to
    the boat; and Pete for his organizational skills he
    gets more done in a weekend traveling from Colorado
    than I get done in three months. Pete someday I’d
    love to see the air compressor/ generator installed it
    looks like a fantastic item.
    Just needed to vent, hope I didn’t tie up your email
    Today is the day! I tossed ten gallons in the new tank
    and then on to the boat yard to drop in the engine.

    New engine room with muffler and air
    cooled battery box.

    I had to extend the back wall to hang the
    inverter in the wiring closet.

    The pins above the battery cable is where
    the temp sense should hook up

    I’ve never had an original idea but I
    steal the best. Mirror copy of Rich’s design.

    Finally made it to the boat yard

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    in reply to: Where is part 6F? At least my battery box works. #69538
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    Not zincs, they are the pipe plugs…. they just used
    steel plugs in a cast steel housing with a saltwater
    bath….great design!!
    Mine are like that, but I have chosen to ignore the
    problem, for now….
    alan

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    been there…. how can we make sailing any more fun?

    — Robert Fine <> wrote:

    I know how you feel – I had to wrestle the head
    discharge hose to a
    different point necessitating disconnecting the
    joker valve housing, pulling
    the hose up 1 ring at a time through sheer force,
    then when able, pulling it
    back down to fit the holding tank top.

    Yuck.

    On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 2:27 PM, alan P
    <> wrote:

    I spent yesterday replacing the 1.5″ hose for the
    port midship deck drain. The one that goes through

    the

    galley shelves and ends up under the aft bunk.
    I once wrestled a 400 lb grizzly bear and didn’t

    feel

    as bruised and as beat up as I do today….
    Glad I did it though because as I gently twisted

    the

    hose at the thru-hull, the hose just gave out. The
    bottom side where you could not see was rotten and

    the

    wires inside were all rusted out…. another

    disaster

    avoided.

    a

    — Robert Fine <> wrote:

    Hi Alan,

    Glad we can amuse you. We weren’t sailing last
    Monday. I, for one, was
    upside down in the bilge replumbing my new

    holding

    tank. Or something else
    equally nasty.

    But good to hear from you!

    Bob

    On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 2:09 PM, alan P
    <> wrote:

    I just wanted to let every one know how nice

    this

    MOnday is compared to last Monday.
    Last Monday it was quiet here…no one was

    sending

    any

    posts. I couldn’t help but think maybe every

    one

    else

    was out sailing and I was stuck working or

    what

    ever

    it is I do here…. online most of time

    reading

    sailing forums.
    SO…. glad everyone is back…
    alan

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    I spent yesterday replacing the 1.5″ hose for the
    port midship deck drain. The one that goes through the
    galley shelves and ends up under the aft bunk.
    I once wrestled a 400 lb grizzly bear and didn’t feel
    as bruised and as beat up as I do today….
    Glad I did it though because as I gently twisted the
    hose at the thru-hull, the hose just gave out. The
    bottom side where you could not see was rotten and the
    wires inside were all rusted out…. another disaster
    avoided.

    a

    — Robert Fine <> wrote:

    Hi Alan,

    Glad we can amuse you. We weren’t sailing last
    Monday. I, for one, was
    upside down in the bilge replumbing my new holding
    tank. Or something else
    equally nasty.

    But good to hear from you!

    Bob

    On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 2:09 PM, alan P
    <> wrote:

    I just wanted to let every one know how nice this
    MOnday is compared to last Monday.
    Last Monday it was quiet here…no one was sending

    any

    posts. I couldn’t help but think maybe every one

    else

    was out sailing and I was stuck working or what

    ever

    it is I do here…. online most of time reading
    sailing forums.
    SO…. glad everyone is back…
    alan

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    Speaking of line, what length are you planning on
    buying. I need to purchase a line for my Solent Stay
    Halyard / Pole Topping lift. Probably close to the
    same length…. I wanted to order it before I go back
    out to the boat next weekend.
    alan

    — Robert Fine <> wrote:

    Hi John,

    Well, and everyone else, too. Why do you want such
    large halyards? The
    hoist on the main is actually shorter than my
    Ericson 34 which was perfectly
    happy with 3/8″ line. I’d say, use the smallest
    possible rather than the
    largest, but perhaps there’s something I don’t
    understand yet about the 424.

    That said, I almost never use an eye splice for the
    halyard – it wastes too
    much hoist. Believe it or not, there is a special
    knot whose sole purpose
    is to attach a shackle to a halyard. It’s called the
    buntline hitch (
    http://www.the-sailors-place.com/special_knots.htm)

    It allows a full hoist, is easy to make, difficult
    to break, and easy to
    shorten the halyard when there’s a reason due to
    chafe. It can be done in a
    seaway (and if you’ve ever had to do that on a
    halyard when tossing about,
    this is important), and it’s not a bowline.

    You may say, “But Bob, the knot is weaker than the
    splice!” Why, yes. Yes
    it is. Let’s look at this: The working load for
    7/16″ (11mm) Stayset X is
    7,400 lbs (Stayset X is recommended by New England
    Ropes for our size
    boat). A 50% reduction in strength allowed for the
    knot and safe working
    loads works out to 3,700 lbs, or the hoisting of a
    Subaru Impreza Sportwagon
    with 4 passengers up your mast.

    The truth of the matter is that the science and
    technology of cordage is so
    advanced now that you could very easily have no more
    than 3/8″ line safely.

    The only reason I can see for larger line is the
    hand of the line.

    Again, only my two cents.

    Bob

    On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 11:26 AM, John Stevenson
    <>
    wrote:

    Paul,
    When I purchased Sarah one of the first things I

    did was replace the

    wire/rope halyards with all rope with the origina

    sheaves. I went with

    9/16″ Sta Set X thinking it would fit the sheaves.

    It did, but the eye

    splice was too large to go onto the sheave and I

    couldn’t get a full hoist

    on the main. I lived with it (used a Cunnigham to

    tension the luff) until I

    swapped out the sheaves and went to 1/2″ and

    7/16″.

    So I can say that 1/2″ would fit easily on the

    original sheaves, but the

    eye splice may not. A lot depends how clean and

    tapered a splice you put on

    the halyard and how full the hoist is for your

    main. If main hoists below

    the black band you shouldn’t have any trouble,

    however since I never tried

    1/2″ on the old sheaves I can say for sure.
    FWIW, I prefer the 7/16″ Sta Set X to the 1/2″.

    Sta Set X is very stiff

    rope. Even after 5 years my 1/2′ halyards are

    fairly stiff. 7/16″ is more

    flexible and fits the halyard cleats better.

    John

    On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Paul Lefebvre

    <>

    wrote:

    Has anyone tried using 1/2″ Sta-Set X in the

    original wire/rope sheaves.

    I may be able to get some 1/2″ for less than

    7/16″ It looks like it should

    fit, but I thought I would check.

    Thanks,

    Paul #28


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