the one thing i have learnt from this experience is the importance of wheel mtce
this is a good youtube vid on how to do it for braked trailers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJNz5F8fRtA
its along vid but if you break down its a long wait for the tow truck
well after a few months the day arrived.
early start 0725 bala 0900 then it was sort Black magic out get things out the locker and rub some woodwork down.
john H arrived and we set off to Carsington
we arrived 1250 after a good trip across.
the boat and andrew was waiting and we hada quick look at the other cruisers at the club. a few corribbees and a few eagle 525s
a quick look at the boat just to confirm what i had seen via photo.
a project on the inside but thats ok , its a sailing boat that can be sailed despite the cabin needing minor works.
we exchanged on the deal and we set off for home. John was surprised at the weight but the car did ok.
we had a god trip until wrexham and john said the tyre looked wobbly
we would pull in where we could.
a bit later he said somethings not right then said the wheels gone.
it literally came off with the hub still attached. we couldnt move as the brake assebly was now chewing tarmac
we called a rescue recovery Phil who came out really quickly, we were only 30 from Bala
he gave a a price .
he winched the boat onto his flat bed lorry with tilting sliding deck . on she went and off we went.
we arrived at bala at 1800 originally 1700 so we only lost an hour.
we got a spot to get the boat off and the last bit he winched it off with a tree , job done.
les who hasa skipper 17 turned up and helped . we said we would sort a plan sunday and get it up on stands. les actually did it friday which was very good of him
club mebers gave advice on where to get it sorted.
bdw trailers in corwen was local and called and explained
so Dale wilkinson said he would goto club jack it up and remove source new and price up.
then do the reverse so it can be rigged and launched
overall very traumatic day, my worst fear happened. john was very good and helped alot.
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| Carsington |
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| oh dear , run aground |
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| the brake mech on the tarmac |
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| every one pulll |
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| phil hard at work getting Aquila on with the 10 ton winch |
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| the moment "the eagle landed" |
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| all loaded |
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| Aquila on the recovery truck 30 to Bala |
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| last turn befor Bala |
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| how do we get it off |
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| Phil about to get Aquila off the truck at Llyn Tegid |
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| the sun going down at the end of a long day |
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| the hub came off |
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| how it should look |
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| castle lock nut that may have failed |
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| how it should look |
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| twin pin retainer ring on bearing could have failed |
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| knock the tabes back on the castle lock nut |
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| the wheel off the brake assembly note no centre |
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| the brake assembly on the tarmac |
well with a new boat on the horizon its time to alter the blog to reflect
April 25th will be boat collection day , more updates soon
