Rick, Thank you for that info. This one goes on the file for reference.
David F. Risch 1981 40-2 (401) 419-4650 (cell) From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:12:01 -0400 Subject: Re: Stus-List 1989 C&C 37+ rudder rebuild FWIW, David, I look at all of the work and expense involved in the discussions about rebuilding rudders recently and I wonder why owners just don’t replace the old/broken/ whatever rudder with a new one. That is what I did in January 2011. I got several quotes and talked to a local boat repairperson who is very good and also a friend about doing the job. I even got thorough instructions from someone on one of the forums (Sailnet, SA, I cant recall) who had step by step photos of how he rebuilt a rudder using his existing stock. The results:C&C Yachts – had a price of $3600 for a new rudder, but turned out they didn’t have the drawings or a mould.Local shop – around $4000Do it myself – around $1600 and a 2-4 weeks work (Clean up existing stock and add a new stainless web, laminate Davincell foam to web, shape the foam, wrap with glass & epoxy, fair, prime, paint)CCI/Phil’s Foils - $2900CDN for the foil plus $160 to reuse my stock, plus shipping. Surprisingly a new steel stock and web was $1600, but a carbon fiber stock & web was only $1300)Foss Foam - $2450 reusing my old stock. Shipping the old stock to Florida was about $50, and FedEx ground for the completed and primed rudder was surprisingly only $125. Foss even made me a new stack of Delrin bearings to go between the rudder and the hull, and under the retaining nut in the cockpit. I figured that Foss was by far the best value. And while the rudder was out I removed the pedestal, rebuilt and refinished it, replaced the idler plate under the cockpit, and replaced the throttle and shift cables. All of that was maintenance I wanted to do before cruising. I’m hoping to have no problems with the steering for another 36 years. And, actually, I think my new rudder is better than the old one. The stock on a 38 is made from 2” schedule 80 stainless pipe (2 ½”OD) with a machined plug welded to the top for the retainer nut. The wen was carbon steel. I used the stock off a similar vintage LF38 (the former Banana Wind) that was machined out of a solid 2 ½” OD stainless bar. The rudder is heavier, but I can’t imagine the grounding that would bend it or the crevice corrosion that could eat through it. Anyway, based on my experience I’d look into a replacement rudder before I launched into a rebuild of an old one. Rick BrassWashington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Risch Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 2:28 PM To: CNC CNC Subject: Re: Stus-List 1989 C&C 37+ rudder rebuild Thanks Josh...one of my next projects... David F. Risch 1981 40-2 (401) 419-4650 (cell) _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
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