Great. Got it. Nix the silicone. Thanks for the ideas. Mark McMenamy C&C 25 "Icicle" Fort Pierce FL
> On Mar 2, 2016, at 11:57 AM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > There are products that are, supposedly, made for such work: CPES (by > Rotdoctor) and Git-Rot (BoatLife). Supposedly CPES penetrates better. Both > of them penetrate better than the normal epoxy resin. > > However, I have no personal experience on how well they preserve the wood. I > used Git-Rot in the past on a project almost exactly like yours (rudder on > my C&C 24; it seems that they are very similar). The rudder is still in one > piece (10 years later), but I cannot tell if it is because or despite what I > did. > > Marek > C270 "Legato" > (ex. 1974 C&C 24 "Fennel") > Ottawa, ON > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Peter > Fell via CnC-List > Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2016 10:33 > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Peter Fell <prf...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Rudder crack C&C 25 > > I'd avoid silicone at all costs .... it doesn't last that long and it's near > impossible to fully remove the residue when re-sealing. > > Others can correct me here but it seems to me the best approach would be to > remove the gudgeon, enlarge the holes and dig out any punky plywood and let > the area dry out and re-fill them 1st with clear epoxy (soaks in) and then > with thickened epoxy. Then once it's cured re-drill the holes. Same idea as > putting holes through your cored deck. > > Peter Fell > Sidney, BC > Cygnet > C&C 27 MkIII > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark McMenamy via CnC-List > Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2016 4:37 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Mark McMenamy > Subject: Re: Stus-List Rudder crack C&C 25 > > Rick, > > Thanks for the info. That makes perfect sense. The surveyor said the lower > gudgeon was leaking. When I get it down I'll open it up and put a heat lamp > on it. Things like this make me thankful to have a 25. What a bigger pain > it'd be if I had to deal with a foam cored rudder with a rusted post. > > Do I seal the gudgeon with silicone, or is there a fitting that needs to be > replaced? > > Thanks a lot, > > Mark McMenamy > C&C 25 "Icicle" > Fort Pierce FL > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
