Bo - I Just looked more closely at the pic and as others have inferred I think it would be extremely unlikely that the rudder is intact inside. Looks like rust stains at the bottom of the nearly full length crack. Fwiw, I wouldn’t be comfortable simply patching it it if it were mine. Another poster described the reconstructive surgery well.
Dave Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 24, 2021, at 5:41 PM, Dave S <syerd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If that’s a crack then yes it could be serious and yes you can repair it, > but if there are structural concerns it may become more involved than you are > comfortable with. The issue is water ingress and whether parts may have > separated or delaminated. I don’t know that boat but it is likely a couple > of stainless struts welded to the rudder post, supporting and bonded to a > shaped foam core, wrapped (and bonded to) a fiberglass skin. > Grab it at the bottom and wiggle - observe the crack and see if it flexes, > tap it with a mallet or whatever and listen for hollows or rattles. Press in > the glass skin and see if it deflects easily anywhere. > you’ll need to be sure the rudder is dry Inside and structurally intact. If > it is sound you are fortunate and could grind the crack a bit wider and fill > and fair with epoxy putty. I’d wrap with light cloth set in epoxy for good > measure. > > Scroll to the bottom here to see what happens when things go sideways. (Poor > past repair of a neighbour’s rudder) > > https://cncwindstar.blogspot.com/2021/04/rudder-barrier-coat.html?m=1 > > > Dave 33-2 > > Sent from my iPhone > >>> On Apr 24, 2021, at 5:14 PM, G Gao via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >>> wrote: >>> >> >> Continuing my adventure with sailing and my boat...looking for advise from >> experienced sailors, as always... >> >> Today as I was observing the hull condition, I found that my rudder had the >> seam showing in this picture: >> >> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D5lgN8g9YE9EAxo4RPYL9sO4vUnhYVqF/view?usp=sharing >> >> Is this something serious or I can patch it up myself? >> >> thank you in advance. >> >> Bo >> >> >> -- >> 1974 C&C 35 MK2 >> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with >> the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - >> Stu
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