n 8, 2022, at 10:04 AM, Matthew via CnC-List
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> My 42 Custom, my previous 34, and the 36 of the same vintage all have a
>>> similar design for the rudder. The top of the rudder where the rudder post
>>> enters is out of the water whe
> >
> >
> > From: John Read via CnC-List
> > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2022 5:40 PM
> > To: 'Stus-List'
> > Cc: johnmcc...@comcast.net; 'Martin DeYoung'
> > ; John Read
> > Subject: Stus
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> John Read
> Subject: Stus-List Re: Painting Rudders White.
>
> My C&C 34 now 40 years old and nary a problem in this regard. Prior boat 25
> years nary a problem. I think the issue has more to do with how the rudd
kept to a minimum.
From: John Read via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2022 5:40 PM
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Cc: johnmcc...@comcast.net; 'Martin DeYoung' ; John
Read
Subject: Stus-List Re: Painting Rudders White.
My C&C 34 now 40 years old and nary a problem in thi
John, I winter in northern Michigan, and I have no doubt that the sun hitting
one side of my rudder when on the hard through the winter heated up that
side(vc 17 gray) drawing moisture to that side, and freezing at night. That
side of rudder developed hairline, very hairline, cracks in gel co
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Sent: Friday, January 07, 2022 4:02 PM
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Cc: johnmcc...@comcast.net; Martin DeYoung
Subject: Stus-List Re: Painting Rudders White.
Not quite the same risk but last summer (2021) when Calypso was hauled out for
paint and repairs the PNW experienced a st
Not quite the same risk but last summer (2021) when Calypso was hauled out for
paint and repairs the PNW experienced a stretch of very hot weather. It was
enough sustained heat that all the white lithium grease around the rudder
bearings “melted” and ran down the rudder to puddle on the tarp (g
Had our boat hauled at several different yards over twenty years and never
heard any warning to paint a rudder white for winter. That sounds like
something you might do to protect the rudder from excessive heating if it's
stored in a sunny location for a long period of time, like in Florida or
