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About page 56 is a method to restore the glass rudder tube, building a graphite bearing in the process. Jon '78 Mega 30 Katherine On Mon, 23 Nov 2020, 09:48 Matthew <wolf...@erie.net> wrote: > Pete: > > Removal is either a multiple person job (supporting from below, > yes) or you will need to come up with a safe method. My rudder post is > threaded on top to accept an eyebolt, and an engineer friend of mine made a > winch that sits on the deck just over the rudder for raising and lowering. > We call it the rudderizer. Adequately supported jacks can be used > underneath for minor adjustments as well. > > Listers: > > Speaking of rudders and play, my rudder is supported on deck with > two bronze wheels that roll on a bronze deck ring. In the straight rudder > position, the wheels are oriented fore and aft. In 45 years or so of use, > the forward wheel and the front portion of the ring have both worn, and > there is probably an 1/8" or so of play in the rudder. The forward wheel > has worn so much that it looks like a different size wheel by design, but > Rob Ball (who designed the system) says no. We suspect the lower bushing > is also worn (which would correspond to the worn forward bronze roller), > but I cannot see a "bushing" per se. Inside the boat going from bottom to > top, there is a lot of built-up fiberglass at the lower entry into the > hull, then a space for the quadrant to attach, then a lot of built-up glass > (with a grease fitting) just below the deck where the rudder post exits. > The lower and upper glass structures are the "bushings," but there is no > access to replace Delrin rings or anything like that -- at least not that I > can see. Although we would like to remove the little bit of play that we > believe is allowed by a worn lower bushing, we're scratching our heads > about how we might go about it. > > Thoughts? > > Matt > C&C 42 Custom > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Godwin via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2020 4:46 PM > To: C&C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Dave Godwin <dave.god...@me.com> > Subject: Stus-List Re: rudder post fitting > > Pete, > > My rudder is lying on the ground underneath our boat. I’ll be over there > tomorrow working on her and will take some photos for you. Although it’s > been so long since I dropped the rudder, I’m pretty sure that that nut is > just for the emergency steering gear. I have the same play in our boat. I’m > having the yard fix that this spring. Bushing/bearing work. > > Also, for any of the listers who may be interested, I bought another boat. > Doesn’t have a mast... > > Regards, > Dave Godwin > 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin > > > > > On Nov 22, 2020, at 1:49 PM, pete.shelqu...@comcast.net wrote: > > > > I'm looking for drawings or description of the retaining nut at the top > of the rudder post. Access is from the deck. Sorry I don't have a photo. > There's a lot of play at that point and I'd like to take it apart to > review/fix. > > > > While on the hard, I presume I need to support the rudder from > underneath before removal? > > > > Thanks, > > Pete > > 1984 37 > > > > > > > > October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution > to this list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks - Stu > October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to > this list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu > October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to > this list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu
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