Hi Guys
I read already somewhere that somebody replaced the tube and ball assembly. For the life of me I can't find the thread again.
I seem to think that it's weird on my boat, SA built Jag 22, that the threaded portion of the tube is facing the inside of the boat and the ball with its pin is totally inaccessible buried in the rather large mass of fibreglass around the tube. Effectively I cannot pull the pin and change the very worn ball without cutting the whole shebang out the boat. Is this a normal thing?
Now for me to replace the tube and ball will require importing it from the States which would be a ridiculous amount of shipping fee's.
I do have an American friend who is traveling to Pensacola Florida in a couple of weeks time and he says he can bring one back for me as hand luggage!
So... where would he source this item from in the Pensacola Florida region?
I read already somewhere that somebody replaced the tube and ball assembly. For the life of me I can't find the thread again.
I seem to think that it's weird on my boat, SA built Jag 22, that the threaded portion of the tube is facing the inside of the boat and the ball with its pin is totally inaccessible buried in the rather large mass of fibreglass around the tube. Effectively I cannot pull the pin and change the very worn ball without cutting the whole shebang out the boat. Is this a normal thing?
Now for me to replace the tube and ball will require importing it from the States which would be a ridiculous amount of shipping fee's.
I do have an American friend who is traveling to Pensacola Florida in a couple of weeks time and he says he can bring one back for me as hand luggage!
So... where would he source this item from in the Pensacola Florida region?