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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Jib car removal

Patrick McAneny
 

Steve, I got this from Gary it is , G30-40A PVC inserts 160mm long $12 each . My boat is a little younger than yours , I assumed my cars are the same as Gary's although I ordered without confirming this. I forget the hull # on Gary's boat.
Pat
SM#123


-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Davis flyboyscd@... [amelyachtowners]
To: amelyachtowners
Sent: Sat, Apr 28, 2018 1:07 pm
Subject: Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Jib car removal

 
Hi Pat,

I''m about to tackle the same job on my jib cars, and wondered if you had the part numbers of the bearings you purchased from Euro Marine.

Thanks,

Steve D.
Aloha SM 72

On Sat, Apr 28, 2018 at 1:02 AM Patrick Mcaneny sailw32@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
 

Gary, Thanks for getting back on that , I ordered the bearings from Euro Marine , they are now about $24 for a pair , still cheap in boat dollars.
Thanks,
Pat SM #123

-----Original Message-----
From: amelliahona <no_reply@...>
To: amelyachtowners <amelyachtowners@...>
Sent: Sat, Apr 28, 2018 2:20 am
Subject: Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Jib car removal

 
Hi Pat  I had the same thought as you, i.e. remove only one side.  Didn’t work, the “grip” of the car is so close tolerance that it can’t be rotated enough to slide off laterally from the remaining side of the “T”.  I incrementally whittled away at the sides of the “T” and found that only about 1/32 to 1/16th inch of the “T” top could be left in place on each side of the vertical web portion of the track.  

Don’t forget to protect the gel coat & metal parts from slips of the grinder.  I used an angle grinder for bulk work & Dremmel tool cut off wheels & grinding bits for closer tolerance work, finishing off with hand files. 

All the best,
Gary S. Silver
s/v Liahona
 AMEL SM 2000 # 335
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