Repairs Needed!

1. SSB Radio won’t transmit.
     a) Took radio into Victor and it now transmits fine.
     b) He also programed cruiser net freq. in.

2. Auto Pilot control box installed, but turns boat in 360* to port.
      a) Call Chris at Alpha Marine...1-800-257-4225
      b) Sent Chris e-mail..His response was...
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Dear Mr. Reese,
We are sorry you are having difficulties. We checked our records and confirm that, yes, we did rebuild your Alpha 3000 control unit in June of this year.
We do not see that any component other than the main control unit was sent for testing however.
If you have a volt/ohm meter I would suggest that you go to our web page
http://alphamarinesystems.com/tech_talk.htm
and run the first listed diagnostic where you measure the output at terminals 6 and 7 with all five drive unit wires disconnected.
This will allow us to further help you.
Please advise if you have any remote helm or Auxiliary control items connected.
One last item, does the pilot truly go in circles or does it try to steer a reciprocal heading?
Chris Gade
Customer Service
Alpha Marine Systems Inc.
206-275-1200

3. 110V electrical short (starboard side). Breaker off until repaired!

4. Dinghy pull ring broken, needs to be replaced.
    a) New ring purchased (to be installed)

5. Repair Roller Furling.
    I removed the control line drum to expose the bearings and bearing holders in the bottom of the tube that
the sail rolls up on. One of the bearings that is made from a synthetic substance had sheared off the tab on the bottom and slid up into the tube. This allowed the tube to slide down, which in turn allowed the metal bearing holder to make contact with the Norsman cable end conector, causing it to bind up. It also caused the stop tab on the bearing to be sheared off. I noticed the ID of the bearing to be 1/2" but the cable has an OD of 5/16". This is a lot of slack it seems to me, so I will call the manufactuer to check on it next Monday. I think I will have to replace the bearings. I also need to find out if one set screw is enough to hold both bearings in place.

BLACK PIECES ARE THE BEARINGS......SILVER PIECES ARE THE BEARING HOLDERS.
NOTE TAB ON BOTTOM OF LEFT BEARING SHEARED OFF!
BOTTOM OF RIGHT BEARING WALLOWED OUT!
BOTTOM OF BEARING HOLDER ON RIGHT SCORED FROM CONTACT WITH CONE ON NORSMAN CABLE CONECTOR!

BOTTOM VIEW OF BEARING AND BEARING HOLDER




BOTTOM OF TUBE WITH ONLY ONE SET SCREW!
CONE ON NORSMAN CABLE CONECTOR WITH SCORE MARKS!

Contacted manufacturer and was refered to Pirate Marine Hardware in Cozmel MX.
His e-mail response....
Sorry for the confusion with the email, I was hoping you were going to call back.
I have spoken with Martina and she has them in stock. I have to be honest, this part only retails for $15.02usd, the shipping and importation is going to cost more than the cost of the part. I have listed the breakdown below.
bearing # 1320 - $15.02usd
shipping and importation to me in Cozumel - $38.00usd (estimated, is the typical cost for an overnight letter size envelope.)(which can take 5 days to get to me.).
shipping from me to you in La Paz - $20.00usd
Total for everything - $73.02usd, the national exchange rate today is $13.95 peso to the usd, total in peso you would need to deposit into my account is $1,018.63 peso.
I would need your confirmation and payment to place the order for the part. My account info is;
bank - HSBC Mexico
acc. name - Jack Gary Dlugitch
acc. # - 4039729892
Sucursal - 978
Please send me a copy of the receipt.
Regards,
Jack Dlugitch
President
Pirate Marine Hardware
http://www.cozumelboatingsupplies.com/

My e-mail response...
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The 1,018.63 Pesos was deposited into your account this morning for the ProFurl bearings pluss shipping to La Paz.
Please ship to;

 Jay Reese S/V Wind Raven
C/O Marina De La Paz.
Calle Topete/Le Gaspy 3040
La Paz BCS MX. 23000

6. Remove, clean and service aft bilge pump.
      a) Completed
7. Replace valve cover gasket and rubber grommets and special washers on Perkins.                                       a) I replaced the specialized washers and gromets on the valve cover and the leak seems to be stopped. At $60 for four 3/8 rubber gromets and two washers it ought to be!

8. Clean and paint bilge.
    a) The bilge is clean for now! When cleaning it I discovered my dripless shaft seal is leaking. This morning I checked the bilge and discovered engine oil in the bilge. This oil leaked out when the engine was not running. I am afraid it is a hole in the pan where it touches the bottom of the bilge. I was hoping it would last until we got to the mainland, but no such luck it seems. Will investigate further today.

9. Install secondary 1000 amp battery for Capstan.

10. Make a new Windsock.

11. Clean out Perkins Raw Water Intake Screen.
       a) Done.

12) Remove corroded stanchion support screws, retap holes and replace.
       a) Done