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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>West does not have bushing the best is Duran.
Some of us have made bushings but the diameter of the post is different for
each <st1:place w:st="on">Capri</st1:place>. (Yea right… just ask Steve
Hanson who assumed they were all the same diameter) Taxi, Tsunami and Redshift
have made bearings but you don’t need to. The reason we made bushings
is because we all had such a large slant in our post. Tsunami was
about 12 degree off. The joke is what day your <st1:place w:st="on">Capri</st1:place>
was made. Offline was made on Wednesday it is parallel with the keel.
You can have bushing made but you will have to send in your rudder and post. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>It really is not necessary. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>KISS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>What I would do is gouge it. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>Rick it real easy just gouge
it. Epoxy. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>Use a long small extension grinder…
wire cleaner brush to clean and ruff up the surface of the tube. I have
one if you want to borrow.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>Then you wax the rudder post twice.
Make sure it paste waxed really good. Leave the wax on. Don’t
puff.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>Then use a mid grade silica West 406-407
silica with the epoxy no need for the graphite. About peanut butter consistency.
Gouge the tube and post. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>Then put the rudder post back in and
twist and move up and down to get good coverage. Then let
set. The epoxy will drip on to the rudder so have rags ready. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><span
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>Once it sets you break the rudder
free. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>I have done three boats this way and it
works great. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Doug <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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