![]() ![]() Eventually, the wedging force pushed the lower circlip out of its groove and the lower race fell apart, unnoticed. The bearings in this furler are half-and-half stainless and Torlon, and it seems the Torlon bearings had worn down to where the stainless bearings would ride up over them. It would roll fairly easily for a bit, then seize, and after a good tug, roll easily again. The furler had been prone to catching for the past few days. I released the halyard tension, lowered the sail a few inches, and watched 48 ball bearings merrily dribble onto the trampoline, filter through the netting, and plop into the harbor. We were 10 days into a 2 1/2 week cruise around the Delmarva. ![]() A simple morning task to pass the time in a sailorly way. Discover, learn, and become a more confident skipper.On a pleasant windless day at a dock 150 miles from home, I decided to partly lower our furling genoa so that I could put a few stitches and necessary patches on the sacrificial leech cover. I personally recommend the article titled: “How to anchor securely”Ĭheck this website out. You will learn so much by just reading some of these articles. These are quality articles with tons of information (correct information – not just another person’s opinion). You will be directed to a table of contents page where there are many topics related to boats and boat maintenance such as: I highly recommend the West Marine website as a source of good, reliable, and detailed information about many aspects of boating and boat maintenance.ġ. Many of you have expressed an interest in learning more about keelboat maintenance so that you will feel more confident when you timeshare one of our keelboats. It has a open circuit cooling system, that is, it cools the engine directly from the seawater. ![]() This engine is on our ASI keelboat Overture. This is a picture of a Universal Atomic Diesel, Model# 5411, serial # 303075 Be should to use the one for your impeller. The left whathertong is hitting the port wheresit and needs a grease job ![]()
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