Self bailer

[187490]

i was out last weekend and i opened the self bailer after a capsize and it opened stright away then i closed the bung and the self bailer did not close . I got back on land and kept opening it and it opened and closeing it and the flap didnt close can any one help me .

meny thanks

187490

 

[Chainsaw]

Sounds interesting. Must have popped out of it's hinge clips inside the unit and had the o-rings break at the same time. No other way than to open the unit up and fix it.

or use one of these:

http://tinyurl.com/y7gq5t

 

[49208]

Check the Wiki, it will show you how to remove and repair..
http://www.laserforum.org/know/index.php?title=Category:Bailer

 

[Stephen_Green]

Buy stainless steel springs on Ebay instead of O rings

 

[49208]

Stephen, why don't you advertise on the forum ?

Have your springs actually been ruled legal by an ILCA measurer or is it just your interpretation on the ebay listing that they are legal ?

 

[Ross B]

Buy stainless steel springs on Ebay instead of O rings

yea dude, buy a freakin add

and they are not legal!

 

[Stephen_Green]

I am advised by a US correspondant who had worked with Vanguard that rule 26 is used to cover repairs which are different from the original. I cannot see how individual rulings can be made on, for example, replacing a pop rivet with a bolt and nut. I use a S-hook to attach the outhaul gooseneck pulley by hooking it into the tooling hole in the gooseneck; that's not as XD kits are sold, they use a bit of rope. So is my method illegal? It's heavier but much simpler to change from one rig to another.

Where does common sense come into this?

There is no on-the-water advantage in my bailer springs, they just last.