My rudder post has a bronze packing gland that is glassed into the top of
the rudder tube housing. Several years ago it did come loose from glass and
I had to pull the gland assembly out and rough it up on the OD and re-bed
it back into the fiberglass using west system epoxy thickened with balloons.
I did remove the old packing and replace it as well. All this was done one
spring while stored dry in the yard. I did all of this because I was
trying to eliminate various possible sources of water that used to accumulate
in
my bilge.
By the way, I have wheel steering which doesn't really change much
regarding the rudder post details. It's basically identical to the tiller
steering setup except that there is a large sector sheave on the rudder post
below
the deck.
Andy Dalzell
C-27 #6298 (1986), Tardis
Sandusky Bay, Ohio
