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Rudder slack
jssailem at 12:48pm 11.18.23
Water /humidity?
jssailem at 12:32pm 11.18.23
Rudder slack
ggrizzard at 12:21pm 11.18.23
Not sure about his boat, but my '79 H30C has a skeg. :)
Water /humidity?
Don S/V ILLusion at 11:40am 11.18.23
Assuming your boat is in Tampa, the amount of moisture in the air during hot weather will far exceed
Rudder slack   (3)
Ralph Johnstone at 11:31am 11.18.23
There was an approximately 1?2" gap between the top of the rudder blade and the bottom of the skeg.
Water /humidity?
Ralph Johnstone at 11:11am 11.18.23
Watch out for outdoor temperatures. Dehumidifiers can produce extremely high temperatures in your h
Water /humidity?   (1)
Ralph Johnstone at 11:07am 11.18.23
regarding a machine that makes water out Should that be "takes" water out ? If that's the case,
Bronze rudder part
dlochner at 10:45am 11.18.23
That looks like fairing compound more than a barrier coat. The horizontal crack just below the bare
Water /humidity?
Richard19068 at 10:40am 11.18.23
Makes water out of what? The atmosphere like a dehumidifier?
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix?
JamesG161 at 9:43am 11.18.23
where did you get the instructions and photos of the installation you included in your post? Look
Bronze rudder part
GarEi at 9:29am 11.18.23
Its the skeg not the rudder.
Bronze rudder part
GarEi at 9:27am 11.18.23
bronze, I guess I will grind or sand back epoxy barrier coat until I find good adheasion and reappl
Bronze rudder part   (1)
GarEi at 9:23am 11.18.23
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st60+ wind ind, speed hull spd
capta at 9:01am 11.18.23
I have little doubt that you could buy a matching ST-60 depth display, and the transducer. If not ne
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam
dLj at 8:53am 11.18.23
Wait, you mean I'm not the only one?!? I'm one of those "a place fo everything and everything has
Removing old paint
dlochner at 8:36am 11.18.23
It looks like several layers of paint over raw fiberglass. The darker reddish color looks like polye
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam
dlochner at 8:34am 11.18.23
Wait, you mean I'm not the only one?!? I'm one of those "a place fo everything and everything has
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam
Stu Jackson at 8:25am 11.18.23
Dude, I can't believe you have the same problem! Wait, you mean I'm not the only one?!? I'm one
st60+ wind ind, speed hull spd   (1)
Tally Ho at 7:54am 11.18.23
It sounds like you would need to add a depth transducer and some type of display For depth. You cou
Where to look for a raw water leak.
artboas at 7:51am 11.18.23
So, the exhaust hose in the aft lazzerette is totally cracked and I am betting that needs replaced

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