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  • Johann
    Johann replied to the thread Lithium Batteries.
    Nice. It’s possible one battery had a greater cell imbalance initially and needed a couple of charge cycles to get the cells closer...
  • Johann
    Johann reacted to Tally Ho's post in the thread Lithium Batteries with Like Like.
    I got out to check the batteries today, and I captured the charger info as well…and I feel better today seeing the battery voltages and...
  • Ward H
    Ward H reacted to Project_Mayhem's post in the thread Shimming rudder shaft with Like Like.
    How'd you keep the shims in place?
  • Ward H
    Ward H reacted to Alan Gomes's post in the thread Shimming rudder shaft with Like Like.
    Very good. I'm attaching a drawing that my friend whipped up for this, just in case it isn't clear.
  • Alan Gomes
    Alan Gomes replied to the thread Shimming rudder shaft.
    Well how do you like that!
  • Ward H
    Ward H reacted to Project_Mayhem's post in the thread Shimming rudder shaft with Like Like.
    This is some great info from everyone!
  • Ward H
    Ward H reacted to Alan Gomes's post in the thread Shimming rudder shaft with Like Like.
    I've found that to be a non-issue. The top shim stays in place because it's on top, so it's not going to go anywhere. (See the drawing I...
  • Alan Gomes
    Alan Gomes replied to the thread Shimming rudder shaft.
    I've found that to be a non-issue. The top shim stays in place because it's on top, so it's not going to go anywhere. (See the drawing I...
  • Ward H
    Ward H replied to the thread Shimming rudder shaft.
    Here is the original drawing from Catalina Yachts from 1989. It matched my 93 MkII and my friends 95 MkIII. @Alan Gomes Yep, that is...
    • C30 Steering Installation 1989.jpg
  • Alan Gomes
    Alan Gomes replied to the thread Shimming rudder shaft.
    Very good. I'm attaching a drawing that my friend whipped up for this, just in case it isn't clear.
  • Alan Gomes
    Alan Gomes reacted to Ward H's post in the thread Shimming rudder shaft with Like Like.
    On my 93 C30, I did the same as @Alan Gomes. I found the idea on the C30 Ass. forum. I had the steering cable wheel off a few...
  • Ward H
    Ward H replied to the thread Shimming rudder shaft.
    On my 93 C30, I did the same as @Alan Gomes. I found the idea on the C30 Ass. forum. I had the steering cable wheel off a few...
  • Ward H
    Ward H reacted to Alan Gomes's post in the thread Shimming rudder shaft with Like Like.
    I think the Catalina repair is nuts. On my Ericson 26-2, the rudder post/rudder tube is just as it is on my earlier Catalina 30-MK II...
  • Ward H
    Ward H reacted to Hayden Watson's post in the thread Shimming rudder shaft with Helpful Helpful.
    The epoxy graphite repair is done from a kit that has been sold by Catalina Direct and is in the West System Epoxy repair manual. The...
  • D
    dlochner replied to the thread Lithium Batteries.
    That 1% difference may be due to cell balancing. The second battery was still balancing the cells.