Thanks much for this great discussion. We have our '76 C&C 33 mkI on the hard in Charleston SC right now for routine maintenance. Will definitely take a good look at the rudder. Barbara Hickson Fellers "Flight Risk"
Sent from the Mars Rover. On Oct 20, 2012, at 12:50 AM, "Rick Brass" <[email protected]> wrote: > The rudder stock on my 38 was bent during a hard grounding in a thunderstorm > in 2004. Actually it was OK until TowBoat US pulled me over the shoal > instead of pulling me out the way I had come in. Insurance authorized the > yard to heat and straighten the rudder shaft (BIG Mistake!) and reglass the > top of the rudder after the repair. > > > Five years later, water had gotten into the top of the rudder and the shaft > broke because of crevice corrosion. I lost the blade. The yard (same one > that did the first bad repair) had a rudder stock off a 38LF that had lost > the skins off the rudder blade. They had purchased a 38LF rudder from C&C > Yachts (in the process discovering that there were two different diameter > rudder stocks on the 38LFs in the 70s) Tartan C&C Yachts can build rudders > for many of the older models at a cost of $3800 according to the website. > Call Alex Avery. Unfortunately they have drawings for the Landfall but not > the 38 mk1 & mk2. > > I found 3 sources that had made aftermarket C&C rudders. Competition > Composites in Canada quoted CDN$2900 using the rudder stock I had purchased > (+ $1600 to build a new rudder stock). Phil's Foils are in Canada and make a > lot of racing foils, and quoted CDN$2250 using my rudder stock. Foss Foam in > Florida was $2400 US including shipping, The first two cast foam on the > rudder stock and web, CNC machine the foil, and wrap the foam in > glass/Kevlar/epoxy. I think of it as building from the inside out. > > Foss casts two halves of the skin, sandwiches around the stock and web, and > injects foam. Then the joint is reinforced with Kevlar & epoxy. I think of > this as outside in. > > There was some discussion I found on the web that the outside in method > might be less durable if water gets into the foam and freezes over the > winter, or if you have a dark colored rudder in warm water and bright sun. > Foss did suggest painting the rudder a light color, but told me all the > things they do to prevent water intrusion and to reinforce the seam against > expansion of the foam. > > I went with Foss because of a lower cost, less hassles, and quicker > delivery. So far I'm quite happy with the new rudder. > > > Rick Brass > Washington, NC > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex > Giannelia > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 1:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Stus-List Rudder Re-build/replacement > > Has anyone on the list replaced or re-built their rudder? > > ALEX GIANNELIA > > CC 35-II (1974) WILL BE RENAMED > ON THE HARD SINCE NOV. 2006 > Toronto Ontario > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
