[Public-list] Rudder

[Gordon Laco]

Brilliant - simple - I'll try it.

Gord


> Hey Gord,
> 
> I wired a cheap voltmeter many years ago. One side to ground the other side
> to the common hot on the battery selector switch. That way you don't need a
> seperate switch just use the main battery switch. It has worked for years,
> of course when the engine is running it shows the voltage from the
> altenator.
> 
> 
> 
> Mike Lehman
> ~~~_/)_/)~~_/)~~~
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net>
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> Subject: Re: [Public-list] Rudder
> Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 10:00:21 -0400
> 
> Hi Linc -
> 
> Sorry to say my opinion is that you need to try to dry that out... Is the
> moisture coming from inside the rudder still or is it just from the weather?
> 
> I'm going in on Wednesday this week - through-hulls all replaced and a start
> made on the wiring.  Got discouraged with the later and decided to leave
> that until later in the season.
> 
> One thing I did try to do was install a switch and voltmeter to indicate
> battery state.  I put in a three position switch that is off in the middle
> and on port and starboard.  What I want is to be able to throw it either way
> to see the voltage of Battery #1 or #2... The way it is now it indicates
> both batteries either way. Can anyone offer me a diagram to fix this?  Funny
> thing, I am fairly fearless with rigging or structural issues but wiring
> stumps me.
> 
> Gord #426 Surprise
> 
> PS I was talking with Peter Terry (he winters at the same Marina as we do)
> and promised him I would stir things up about my patch of pet moss in the
> starboard cockpit coaming...glad to report it came through the winter again.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> 
>> Can one use use 5200 if you can't get the surface dry?  A couple of the
> holes
>> in the keel tapped for the Rudder shoe stay wet.  The hole tapped for the
> bolt
>> that goes parellel with the keel drips water out.  I'd rather not stick a
> plug
>> way up in the holes - as they are just the right depth.
>> 
>> Is there something made for curing when wet that has the 5200 property -
> where
>> you can remove the hardware by heating it.
>> 
>> Is there some sort of material that could plug it and not take up much
> space?
>> I'm thinking maybe using oatmeal:)
>> 
>> With a little luck we will have some desert like weather and my troubles
> will
>> be solved. Its been real wet.
>> 
>> Linc - Gypsy.
>> 
>> 
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