I think it's easier to replace the pin, and judging from the angle of mine it has deflected a lot of stuff. If it saves you from even one episode of floating line jammed in between the rudder and hull...it's worth it.
Here's a shot from last year's haulout, before the pressure wash so the OP can see what it looks like intact. < https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1rJ1svhNAf8/U7wSJ1agY_I/AAAAAAAACRM/pG__hZMRryY/w1170-h822-no/pin.jpg > Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 7 July 2014 21:49, Wally Bryant via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: > Paul - > > I have a 1.5 inch long metal stud sticking out of the bottom of my hull > about six inches in front of the rudder. Somewhere I have a picture, but > never put it on a web page. Every time I haul I wonder if I shouldn't just > cut it off, but figure what the heck it's not causing a problem so leave it > alone. > > Bottom line: Clean the hole out and fill it. It doesn't go through the > hull, obviously, or you wouldn't have time to ask the question. <VBG> The > hull is very thick there (possibly 1.5" or more) and a good vinylester or > epoxy resin thickened up, with a little patch of cloth over it will make it > go away. > > Here's what I think: The LF38, with a shoal draft, was originally > designed with a different rudder. When I was looking at pictures of them > before buying mine, I noticed that some older boats had a shallow rudder > that extended forward of the post, so that the post was about five inches > behind the leading edge of the rudder. (Just behind the little stud.) It > had the same surface area as my rudder, but didn't extend as deep. From a > cruising perspective this makes total sense. You don't want to be on the > hook or pushing through shallow water with a deep rudder, because in any > kind of chop or swell the boat will rock over the keel (I wanted to say > hobby-horse, but I've been on boats that hobby-horse) and you don't want to > bang the rudder against the bottom. > > I think that the shallow rudder design didn't work. Perhaps the boat > didn't sail as well, or perhaps someone decided that there was no point > building a bunch of unique rudders, when there was a darn good rudder for a > darn good 38 sitting on the shelf. Personally, I appreciate the big deep > rudder on my boat, and I get a lot of lift from it when the boat is trimmed > well. It's about six inches shorter than the keel, and I always keep that > in mind when crossing a sand bar in wind or swell. > > I think that the little stud was there to keep things (fishing lines, > lady's underwear) from fouling up the rudder/hull joint. That would > probably work with a rudder that was only an inch behind the stud, as the > offending item would slide down the stud and hit the leading edge of the > rudder. I don't think it has much value with the rudder you have, so fill > the hole and move on. > > And, here's where everyone will call me a heretic and burn me at the > stake. Once I had to do a spot repair, in three hours, to fix a mistake > made by a boatyard worker. My boat was taking on water, and the yard boss > was insisting that it was my fault, > <*SNIP*> > > Okay, I deleted 5000 words because I was getting metaphysical. > > Plug the hole and go sailing. > > Wal > > > > Paul wrote: > >> I have come across a small pencil-sized hole in my LF38 hull located a >> few inches forward of the rudder tube. I am not certain of the intent of >> this hole, but I do recall that on my old 29-1 that it had a short >> stainless rod coming out of the hull from about the same location(a line >> diverter?). My guess is that the LF38 had a similar rod which is now >> missing. I am thinking of filling the hole. Does anyone know what this >> hole actually is and is there any reason why it should not be filled? >> > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > >
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