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Post by paulhd on Apr 12, 2021 19:24:14 GMT
(snip) I did have a bit of an issue today. The trailer is great to tow but when I had to reverse today a few meters my clutch started to give off that bad smell. The trailer is meant to be the type that you don't have to flip a lever for it to be reversed it is meant to do it automatically. It does roll back but it must be giving some resistance. When I un hitched it from the trailer it is very easy to push by hand. My van is auto so not sure if that is the problem. Auto , clutch? Would be well worth having a look at the brakes on the trailer. They should release as soon as the trailer starts to move backwards, and can release if a trailer or caravan is parked facing up a slope with the handbrake on. Congratulations on the boat; looks well cared for. Hi Iain, Had a good look at it today. The problem is when I reverse the ball hitch compresses and the cable leading to the brakes gets taught and applies the brakes, they are not completely locked on but they are creating a lot of resistance. There is a bottle screw to adjust but even at the end of travel the brakes are still causing my clutch plate to smell. So I unscrewed the bottle screw completely and that enabled me to reverse the boat onto my drive which has a slope and I didn't get any burning smell. I have now attached the bottle screw and all is good. I need to get it adjusted correctly and all will be good.
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Post by IainS on Apr 13, 2021 11:42:14 GMT
What should happen is that as the brakes come on, but before they are fully on, the drum moving in reverse moves one of the shoes in a way that lets it retract from the drum. Bit difficult to describe the action, but it can be worked out by looking at the mechanism diagram (not very clear!)of Alko system here
Adjustment depends on the design, but the shoes should be adjusted before the cables , i.e. the cables should be slack unless the brakes are applied. There is a problem with auto adjusters in that they tend to seize up, and if the brake has been adjusted using cable tension, they won't work.
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Post by paulhd on Apr 13, 2021 18:13:16 GMT
What should happen is that as the brakes come on, but before they are fully on, the drum moving in reverse moves one of the shoes in a way that lets it retract from the drum. Bit difficult to describe the action, but it can be worked out by looking at the mechanism diagram (not very clear!)of Alko system here
Adjustment depends on the design, but the shoes should be adjusted before the cables , i.e. the cables should be slack unless the brakes are applied. There is a problem with auto adjusters in that they tend to seize up, and if the brake has been adjusted using cable tension, they won't work. Cheers Iain, I will get it looked at and adjusted . I will be putting the boat in the water Thursday, so it will be easy to take it to a mechanic.
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Post by paulhd on Apr 14, 2021 15:52:00 GMT
I started to pick at the cabin carpet that covers the walls and ceiling and 20 minutes later it was all stripped. It is now much brighter in the cabin and a coat of a good quality paint will make it much easier to clean. As you will see the carpet covered up some nicely varnished wood which will now be cleaned and made good.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2021 16:04:06 GMT
For paint consider 'Flow Coat' which is the stuff often used to fair the inside of a fibreglass hull. You can brush it on.
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Post by paulhd on Apr 14, 2021 17:02:17 GMT
For paint consider 'Flow Coat' which is the stuff often used to fair the inside of a fibreglass hull. You can brush it on. Cheers nemesis, I will look that up.👍
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Post by paulhd on Apr 19, 2021 17:54:53 GMT
The Drascombe went on the water today and I think she looks beautiful.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2021 18:04:49 GMT
The Drascombe went on the water today and I think she looks beautiful. Looking good. What are the things attached to the shrouds?
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Post by paulhd on Apr 19, 2021 18:34:43 GMT
The Drascombe went on the water today and I think she looks beautiful. Looking good. What are the things attached to the shrouds? It is sheepskin wrapped around the shroud to protect the sail.
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Post by bodger on Apr 19, 2021 18:41:47 GMT
she looks lovely - happy sailing/motoring.
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Post by patty on Apr 19, 2021 19:32:58 GMT
Thats really nice..enjoy
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Post by JohnV on Apr 19, 2021 19:40:21 GMT
The Drascombe went on the water today and I think she looks beautiful. Looking good. What are the things attached to the shrouds? baggy wrinkle
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2021 19:46:00 GMT
Looking good. What are the things attached to the shrouds? baggy wrinkle Eh?
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Post by JohnV on Apr 19, 2021 20:05:07 GMT
went to the bible for an official definition...... and found that I have been calling it by a slightly incorrect term for the last 6o years !!!
according to the Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea " Baggywrinkle sometimes written as Bag-O'-Wrinkle, a home-made substance to prevent chafe on sails from the *lifts, *stays, and *crosstrees during long periods of sailing .........."
No "Baggy Wrinkle" ...... ah well nobody's perfect
traditionally it was made from old rope, stranded and cut into short lengths and tied to a double line ....... you end up with a long fuzzy caterpiller of rope ends which you wind round the shrouds and seize in place.
You will often see it in illustrations of Thames Sailing Barges ..... I was taught to make it by the skipper of the barge "Petrel" ..... as I say about 60 years ago !!!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2021 20:19:23 GMT
went to the bible for an official definition...... and found that I have been calling it by a slightly incorrect term for the last 6o years !!!
according to the Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea " Baggywrinkle sometimes written as Bag-O'-Wrinkle, a home-made substance to prevent chafe on sails from the *lifts, *stays, and *crosstrees during long periods of sailing .........."
No "Baggy Wrinkle" ...... ah well nobody's perfect
traditionally it was made from old rope, stranded and cut into short lengths and tied to a double line ....... you end up with a long fuzzy caterpiller of rope ends which you wind round the shrouds and seize in place.
You will often see it in illustrations of Thames Sailing Barges ..... I was taught to make it by the skipper of the barge "Petrel" ..... as I say about 60 years ago !!!
I hate being on that tack. How about making something similar from pipe insulation?
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