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Hi Nick. It’s still to come, planned for this Thursday and I will make sure we get some photos to post. Thank you George for the offer above, help would have been great but we were not quite ready to launch then.
Can I just ask further on recovery please. Do you submerge the trailer near the top of the tide and then dock boat with trailer (no docking arms unfortunately) or some other way? And then do you try and winch the trailer and boat towards the tow vehicle or wait for the tide to recede and couple up? Also any key tips for trailer care/maintenance after the event. We’re not dunking the trailer out of choice and, amongst other things, am wondering about the effect on brake cabling (wires inside outer plastic sheathing) and if there’s a way to mitigate problems there.
Thanks very much Chris and Nick, really helpful.
We’re launching from the Kingsbridge public slip which is very sheltered, not cross tide and not too hectic with other users. Plans are not very adventurous mainly anchoring up and using the boat for a week or two as a base whilst we race dinghies in Salcombe regatta (a very scaled down version this year).
Hope you have / are having a good season.
All the best
Jonathan
Just following my earlier post, an update. It transpires that the weld between the quadrant and shaft has failed. This made the removal of all from the bulkhead bearing very easy. I’ve also now found the previous post on the shaft collar removal tips so will follow those rather than them being repeated. Any thoughts on the weld failure though? The steering has been stiff for a while through friction in the system and particularly the rudder fittings end but I am surprised that’s stressed this weld enough to fail. All the best. Jonathan
