components are individually fitted to each other by their manufacturer. Your
dealer or marina will suggest a good grease available in your locality.
Seacocks should be worked frequently to keep corrosion from forming, causing
them to jam.
To disassemble your seacocks, follow these instructions:
There is a locknut on the outer end of the shaft – back it off and remove it.
Next, back off the hexagonal end plate, removing it completely from the shaft.
Then, from the opposite end, pull the shaft out of the housing. Do not use a
hammer or hard object to force the shaft out of the barrel as you may damage
the threads. After you have cleaned off the old grease – inside and out – and
replaced with new, reverse the procedure and reassemble. Be sure that you
tighten the end plate so the mechanism will not turn. A thin layer of lubricant
between the end plate and locknut will facilitate tear-down next season. For
obvious reasons, this procedure is to be carried out while the boat is out of the
water.
The seacocks for the head, galley sink, and engine intake should normally be left
in the closed position when you leave the boat. Be sure that you establish a
routine of opening and closing seacocks so that you don’t overheat your engine or
burst hoses in the head.
Should water start to enter the boat, and for any reason a seacock is inoperable, a
wooden plug (fitted for the purpose) or rags or clothing can be stuffed in the
through-hull fitting to slow or stop the rush of water.
2.7 Steering
Gear
Maintenance of the tiller steered Intrepid Yachts is simple: keep the bearing at
the top of the rudder post lubricated with a good waterproof grease. Check the condition
of the key and keyway on the rudder shaft and the tiller cap.
If the tiller cap is removed from the head of the rudder post, be certain to re-
install the tiller cap properly. Both the rudder post and tiller cap have machined keyways
in them. Be careful that the key is in the keyway and the tiller cap is installed correctly.
The tiller cap should slide over the rudder shaft and key with only light pressure applied.
Do not hit the cap with a hammer or other metallic object as you will dent the casting or
chip off the chrome finish.
Owners of wheel steered boats should refer to the steerer manufacturers
maintenance and usage information shipped with the boat.
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