[alberg30] Re: Rudder post

[Michael Rouse]

From: "Michael Rouse" <MICKEYROUSE at prodigy.net>

FYI- On my A-30, hul #589, my tiller-steered boat is equipped with a
stuffing box, and i assume it is original equipment.

Mickey Rouse



-----Original Message-----
From: J.Sousa <jsss at net1plus.com>
To: alberg30 at onelist.com <alberg30 at onelist.com>
Date: Tuesday, October 06, 1998 1:57 PM
Subject: [alberg30] Re: Rudder post


>From: "J.Sousa" <jsss at net1plus.com>
>
>Since you guys have wheel steering, I would assume that you have a
>stuffing box on the rudder post.  With the regular tiller, there is no
>stuffing box and water ocassionaly comes into the cockpit in heavy seas,
>but since the post doesn't exit inside the hull, the water just drains
>back out the scuppers.  Have you looked at the stuffing box to see if
>this is the problem?  If it is a regular stuffing box, a drip now and
>then is normal.  I would suggest a PSS dripless stuffing box to aleviate
>this problem.  We use this on #114's shaft and have not had a drip since
>day one.
>
>Hope this helped.
>
>Chris Sousa
>#114
>Carina Vela
>
>Peter/Michael Hay wrote:
>
>>  I am in the final stage of purchasing an Alberg 30.  The boat I have
>> found is inbeautiful condition with a virtually new Universal M4-30
>> diesel and a virtually perfect deck (never painted). I have checked
>> her out for all of the problems other readers and George have
>> indicated.  The only fault I have found is a small leak where the
>> rudder post exits the hull on the inside.  As the boat rocks a drip of
>> water enter the hull.  Over several days the bilge is collecting about
>> a gallon of water.  For yourinformation the boat has Edson wheel
>> steering and I wonder if pressure from thecables has or is causing a
>> problem.  Can you suggest where the problem is likelyto be?  I am
>> having it surveyed this week, but the surveyor is not likely
>> asfamiliar with the problem as owners.Thanks for all your help so
>> farPeter Hay   phay at netcom.ca
>
>
>
>
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