[quote=Edchris177]Thanks for the info. Correct, I do have the plastic pivmatics. I took a toothbrush & cleaned them up for a closer look. They do not appear to be worn, & show no grooves. I thought the old lines were 1/4", just goes to show, look once measure twice, they were in fact to big. I had to drive to Queens & back today to drop off #1 daughter at university. The good thing is there is a West Marine in Kingston, so I picked up some Sta Set 1/4" for new lines. It goes right into the cleat, just below flush. I see what MUMMP means about a solid core. The Sta Set seams to resist flattening, & jams in tightly. The pivmatics look OK, but I think I'll order at least one of the aluminum ones, & keep the old one as a spare, or at least a couple of spare parts for them.
Also thanks for the shim tip. I made a couple of shims from a plastic juice jug, & they eliminated the blade slop, without having to tighten the pivot bolts any. There is still some play due the crossbar connections, but I'm going to order the proper parts to change out the bolts it uses now, as per NACRA55 suggestion.
I'm going to go with bungee cord for uplifts. I will never trailer this boat, except pull out & put in,& that is only from the backyard to the garage in front for winter storage, so I'm not concerned with a positive hard uplock for trailering. I think merely releasing the downlock line & having them flip up will be simpler when approaching shore...my shore is pretty shallow the first 10 feet out.
I saw the Murrays catalog listed 5 1/2 ft of 5/16" bungee for the pull up. I'm thinking that is enough for BOTH sides? MUMMP, do you remember what length you used on each side to get a proper tension? No use trying to re invent the wheel if somebody has a system that works.
I'll check on the roller tubes where the line goes around, I have lots of little pieces of SS tubing to make them if they are missing.
Item last, regarding the hole.
MUMMP pardon my ignorance, but what does NDR stand for? Non destructive ...? Reminds me of the first Airbus course I did years ago on the A-320. We were handed a 23 pg book of acronyms & abbreviations, & told we better start learning them or the manual would make no sense. "The PF shall always confirm with the PNF any changes made on the MCP, & also confirm that the desired change is reflected correctly on the FMA, & the aircraft reacts as expected by crosschecks of the PFD & ND." HUH?? Where would I find them.. "Don't worry son, it'll all make sense after a few months."<!-- editby --><em>edited by: Edchris177, Jan 10, 2010 - 09:19 PM</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
