Lifting saloon table

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neilmcc

neilmcc

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Aug 27, 2011
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Hunter 336 Scotland
Another question about my neglected Hunter 336.
She has been sitting out of the water for a few years and amongst other things (and other threads/posts) the balance weight for the table/bed no longer moves. An e-mail from Hunter suggested that it may free if I sprayed WD40 or similar into the the tube and left it to soak in for a period of time, that some gratuitous use of a rubber mallet to the outside of the tube could get things moving.
It hasn't.............
Does anyone have any other suggestions or solutions?
 
Rick

Rick

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Oct 5, 2004
1,098
Hunter 420 Passage San Diego
And if that doesnt work, which it didnt on mine after several days soak and a rubber mallet and some moose twit, I gave up. I unhooked the line where it comes out of the compression post and tied some more line to the little turnbuckle. I ran it down through the hole on the table right next to the compression post. Then I attached some small cleats to the underside of the table. I then converted the sleeve tensioner to a bolt and nut so I can tighten and loosen the table with a socket screwdriver. I also took off the other leaf of the table because we never use it anyway. Its not that heavy to raise and lower. Then cleat it to your prefered height. My counterweight if frozen. Maybe some day if I step the mast. I will tackle it. For now....

Sorry the pic isnt better. Its the best solution I could come up with.

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neilmcc

neilmcc

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Aug 27, 2011
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Hunter 336 Scotland
I am about to unstep the mast to fit new wind-thing, nav-light and VHF antenna so may tackle the compression post at the same time.
Will it be a big job to remove it and try to get things moving?
 
Rick

Rick

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Oct 5, 2004
1,098
Hunter 420 Passage San Diego
No idea. I havent tried it. Im sure it wont be simple but at least if you disconnect the compression post, you will be able to look in and see what is up. Gonna probably have to deal with rust... maybe?

Take some pictures if you can when you do it.
 
robertsapp

robertsapp

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May 28, 2009
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Hunter 376 Pensacola, FL
From what others have said, I believe you'll find that the counterweight is a chunk of cast iron that has rusted in place. In the event that you are somehow able to free it, it will probably rust and seize again in the future. Maybe you could replace it with a piece of galvanized pipe filled with lead - finding one that fits properly and doesn't bang about when the boat rocks could be a challenge though. Our counterweight is long gone, removed by a previous owner. We don't miss it. It's just not that hard to loosen the sleeve tensioner and just lift or lower the table to where we want it. We've only made the sette up as a berth one time in two years, so it's hardly ever necessary to move it.
 
robertsapp

robertsapp

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May 28, 2009
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Hunter 376 Pensacola, FL
Oh, and if you do try to remove the compression post from the boat, I believe you'll find that you have to pull the mast step and take the post out through the deck. We have an ugly scar in our overhead where a drugged up yard bird took a grinder to the liner trying to get it to fit from below.
 
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