I would drop the rudder. Turn it upside down - let all the water drain out of it for a few weeks. Then Mix up some epoxy resin and pour it into the rudder tube, displacing any open space with the epoxy and sealing the rudder. I would also do a visual inspection and patch and cracks in the blade. I think there is a Catalina document in the files section that talks about the repair.
Derek.- ________________________________ From: sbayless <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, March 15, 2010 10:15:19 AM Subject: [IC27A] Rudder leakage Folks: Noticed an issue when I put "Liebchen" on her jack stands last fall. I have water weeping out of some tiny cracks in the rudder. I'm not sure where the water is coming from, but it could be either a crack around the rudder post at the top of the rudder, or those small cracks I mentioned. Any ideas as to finding the culprit, and/or eliminating the water leak(s) without replacing the rudder? Thanks!! Steve Bayless 1977 #3491 "Liebchen" Port Huron, MI
