I'm the new caretaker of Ariel-109

[ebb]

GOOD ON YA, Ben!

For those of us who don't have access to an antique Atlas lathe,
our Ariel Association here has ready made black delrin sleeve bearings for sale at cost.

The delrin sleeve comes with two O-rings that are integral to the bearing*
One O-ring is in a groove on the inside of the sleeve and bears against the bronze rudder post.
The second is in a groove on the outside of the sleeve - it bears against the fiberglass tube.

Not only will the rudder post loose its slop but the new sleeve will keep water from getting into the cockpit through the tube.

Pleasurable sialing!
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*Believe that bearings and O-rings can be gotten separately from the Association. Old bearings can be worn and/or broken as lit'lgull's was. The O'rings supplied with the new delrins are neopreen, I believe. I can mail free to anybody a double set of EPDM O-rings that fit the original and, of course, the new one.
I believe they will last longer and will not flatten out as readily and want replacement as the regular rings.