[Public-List] Haul out issues

[George Dinwiddie]

Wes,

Check everything under the waterline while she's out. Do the 
throughhulls look in good shape? And the seacocks? Do the seacocks work 
smoothly?

Replace the zinc.

Clean the prop and take a good look at it.

To check the rudder shoe, grab the rudder at the bottom and try to push 
it back and forth. How much play is there? If you don't know how long 
it's been since the rudder shoe has been off, I recommend removing it 
for a visual inspection. When I first did this, the pin was completely 
gone, but the rudder post had worn into the shoe enough to keep me from 
detecting it. Check the bolts, too. And I advise using 5200 to put the 
shoe back on. See http://alberg30.org/maintenance/Steering/RudderShoe/ 
for more details.

My opinion is that the prop shaft should have no discernible play. It 
rotates a lot faster than the rudder. When I could feel play by pushing 
sideways or up-and-down on the shaft, I replaced the cutless bearing.

As for paint, I use Micron CSC ablative.

  - George

On 6/4/14, 2:28 PM, Wes Gardner wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have #196 that I bought in the water last year.  I dove on her to clean
> the bottom a couple of times.  The upper Severn was horrible last year as
> far as fouling and the boat needed some scraping, etc.  The vis is never
> really great but everything 'looked' OK.  Are there any issues specific to
> Alberg 30s that I should be focusing on when the boat is hauled?  I've seen
> the posting regarding Whitbey's attempt at manufacturing through-hulls,
> mine have been changed out.  Dunno about the stern tube/cutlass
> bearing…there is no (or very little) shaft play to speak of.  Couldn't tell
> too much about the lower rudder shoe.
>
> Any enlightening would be great.  Anyone have a favorite paint for a
> cruising boat being sailed mostly in the Severn and upper Bay?
>
> Wes
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