Andy135 Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 Replacement Lenco standard actuator has arrived, ready to replace the old actuator (motor siezed twice, due to suspected lower ram seals leaking). If I can get to the boat tonight I'll throw up some pics of the replacement process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 Are you not going to do both sides as a matter of caution? JonC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted September 7, 2021 Author Share Posted September 7, 2021 6 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Are you not going to do both sides as a matter of caution? No. The other one works fine and shows no sign of misbehaviour, so if it ain't broke... JonC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, Andy135 said: No. The other one works fine and shows no sign of misbehaviour, so if it ain't broke... I was thinking more along the lines of response times with new compaired to old. Yes your old one looks good and works , but will it work as quick as the new unit? Could make things tricky if not evenly balanced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 16 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: I was thinking more along the lines of response times with new compaired to old. Yes your old one looks good and works , but will it work as quick as the new unit? Could make things tricky if not evenly balanced. Maybe fit a camera adjacent to them to keep an eye on them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted September 7, 2021 Author Share Posted September 7, 2021 34 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: I was thinking more along the lines of response times with new compaired to old. Yes your old one looks good and works , but will it work as quick as the new unit? Could make things tricky if not evenly balanced. I'll test them out later tonight and if I need to replace the other one then I will, but I'm optimistic that it won't be necessary. #famouslastwords.... GPSguru and Saintly Fish 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted September 7, 2021 Author Share Posted September 7, 2021 Well, a 3 hour round trip tonight for just 30 mins work replacing the actuator. Slackened off the top and bottom fixings (M8 bolts and nylocs) And removed the old sealant from the transom hole and cable. Then I unclipped the Deutsch connector in the bilge... ... and disassembled it to allow the bare wires to be pulled back out through the transom. Then, the fixings were fully removed and the actuator taken off. As Haynes always says, "refitting is the reverse of removal", so the new actuator was fitted, ...and the cable was fed through the transom and then the bare wires fed into a new Deutsch connector. Don't forget to thread the wires through the connector seal before inserting them into the connector, followed by the connector seal itself. Once connected, I turned on the power and tested the actuator, which worked fine, and with no noticeable difference between old and new actuator speeds. Tightened up all the fixings and resealed the cable run through the transom. Job done. JonC, GPSguru, Saintly Fish and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Nice easy job, just the way we like it. Now get out there and catch cod. JonC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Is the wire passing through the transom s.o.p? (A nice acronym to start Neil’s day) I don’t know what I expected to see, maybe some type of skin fitting? I understand that you have just replaced like for like so you’re not going to be put straight up against the wall, just yet. Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 S.o.p.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 Guessing standard operating procedure. It was how it came from the boat builder. The Deutch connections are designed to disassemble so the cables can pass through the transom so I suppose so. JonC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 11 hours ago, Andy135 said: Guessing standard operating procedure. It was how it came from the boat builder. The Deutch connections are designed to disassemble so the cables can pass through the transom so I suppose so. Yeah I can see what’s been done, just looks a little unfinished and maybe vulnerable, if an angry dogfish attacked you or a couple of 12 oz weights rigged in tandem clumped into them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 36 minutes ago, JonC said: a couple of 12 oz weights rigged in tandem clumped into them. 🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Did these get a test run at the weekend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 1 minute ago, JonC said: Did these get a test run at the weekend? No, I was in Cornwall at the weekend. Will be getting wet on Thursday so will report back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Andy135 said: No, I was in Cornwall at the weekend. Will be getting wet on Thursday so will report back then. That’s ages, I’m on the edge of my seat here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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