Hallberg Rassy

[aquadraat]

My HR 42F has after 10 years and around 17000 miles a rudder problem.
The simmerring mounted in the hull has failed and the bearing in the skeg has failed too.
Is this a known problem in the forum?

[Blue Stocking]

perhaps you could use terminology we are familiar with on this side of the pond. Or describe the problem more clearly. A photo perhaps?

[goboatingnow]

Simmerring is a shaft seal system made by simrit ( in Poland I think ) they are essentially what we call lip seals

I dont think HR use them though. What the OP probably means is the cutlass bearing and the gland at the top of the stern tube.

Dave

[Auspicious]

Try hroa.co.uk for starters.

You might contact Roland Ollson at the factory and ask for his thoughts.

There is a Yahoo Group for HRs that has some great depth of experience and expertise.

[aquadraat]

My question is has a HR sailor or bearing problems encoutered himself or has Hr sailors heard about bearing wear and tear of the bearings of the HR42F type of 2001 or earlier and with a milage as mentioned or more.
I think that the problem discribed should not occur now already.

[aquadraat]

Could you give me the yahoo HRs website?

[careka]

here it is.
HR_Users_Group : HR_Users_Group

[Auspicious]

aquadraat - what is your native language? I may be able to find you someone that can help better than I can.