In the case of Kaylarah ('90 C&C 37+) which should be the same design, the
rudder hangs on two ball bearings on a transverse shaft that sit on top of
a round metal bearing plate on top of the deck. The only thing that
restricts upward motion is a Delrin shim washer that sits between the top
of the rudder and the bottom rudder bearing.
Gary
SV Kaylarah
'90 C&C 37+
East Greenwich, Ri, USA
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On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 9:57 PM Alan Liles via CnC-List <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> The rudder on my C&C 37/40 was clunking while running before a following
> sea. I removed the pedestal and cables to replace my idler plate and when I
> grabbed the radial quadrant atop the rudder post to check for play I found
> quite a bit (3/4"or so) of axial play (up and down). My question is; how is
> the rudder located in the axial plane? Do the upper and lower bushings act
> as thrust bushings as well? I've looked at the rudder drawings provided by
> Ken Heaton but can't tell if the lower bushing is the one that sets the end
> play in the rudder shaft. The boat will be out of the water soon so that
> will be my big chance to fix this.
>
> Alan Liles
> SV Elendil, C&C 37/40
> Vancouver, BC
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