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Comment by bob mitchell on August 5, 2011 at 9:03pm
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Actually, if it is the standard hydraulic steering, it is a separate system from the rack and pinion. I have the same two system on my boat. If you take a closer look I would expect the rack and pinion to still be there. On my potential remuddle, not that I think so, I got rid of the rack and pinion, and added another hydraulic station on the back of the pilot house. My back up emergency is a tiller!
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Comment by Hans Petrie on August 5, 2011 at 8:43pm
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Oh. BTW, it has hydraulic steering which I'm not sure is a plus. I wouldn't give up my original rack and pinion steering for anything... But what do I know. I just like bulletproof stuff. And the idea of hydraulic failure on the steering scares me. But I get scared easy.
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I saw a shot of "Pink Cloud" here which is currently at the Napa Valley Marina. Yes, I'm in the august company of another Newporter 40. It was built in 1957 but I am not sure the hull number. I was built in 1956 at hull number 24 so it must be comparable in terms of age. The boat "Pink Cloud" is off the hard and in the water and for sale at 26.5K and has aluminium schooner rig which I am not familiar with (I have only sailed a Ketch rig Newporter).
Be that as it may. It was for sale when I hauled out over a year ago and hasn't seem much use. A steal I'm sure. The interior remodel is not to my liking but what the hell. That is easy to remedy.
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