Posted by danbartholic (bartholic@…>)
During a previous winter haul-out I noted that the rudder on our 1990
F-38 seemed to be quite a distance away from the hull. Something on
the order of 1 1/2 inches. I wormed my way back to the rudder post
and took a look for anything that was obviously wrong, but found
nothing that appeared out of order to me. I also couldn’t see how the
rudder shaft could be raised any further into the boat without hitting
the deck above.
After pulling the boat for this winter, the rudder looks like it has
dropped a bit more. The distance now is about 2" +/- and I can lift
the rudder up into the boat an inch or so before it stops going up.
I haven’t revisited the rudder post yet, but at this point it obvious
that something is going on and I need to investigate in more detail.
I’m looking for some sort of drawing or at least an explanation of how
the rudder shaft & bearings are set up and what distance between the
hull & rudder should be. Any help or advice this group can provide
would be quite welcome.
Thanks
Dan Bartholic
Freedom 38 “Anthem”
Bayfield, WI.
Posted by George Huffman (thatboatguy2@…>)
Hi Dan,
One hopes that the rudder is not slipping down the shaft. I had this
problem on an Islander 37 that contributed to a shipwreck in Mexico.
George
Posted by macks011 (macks02@…>)
The rudder is secured by a 3/8" bolt which runs through the clamped
on steering disc. The steering disc itself rides directly on the
upper rudder bearing. You should check to make sure the thru-bolt is
still in place and the upper bearing is intact. The normal clearence
between the hull and rudder is approx 3/4 inch. This information is
from a full sized drawing # F36-200M titled F36 Rudder System dated
10/28/85
— In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com, “danbartholic”
<bartholic@…> wrote:
During a previous winter haul-out I noted that the rudder on our
1990
F-38 seemed to be quite a distance away from the hull. Something on
the order of 1 1/2 inches. I wormed my way back to the rudder post
and took a look for anything that was obviously wrong, but found
nothing that appeared out of order to me. I also couldn’t see how
the
rudder shaft could be raised any further into the boat without
hitting
the deck above.
After pulling the boat for this winter, the rudder looks like it has
dropped a bit more. The distance now is about 2" +/- and I can lift
the rudder up into the boat an inch or so before it stops going
up.
I haven’t revisited the rudder post yet, but at this point it
obvious
that something is going on and I need to investigate in more
detail.
I’m looking for some sort of drawing or at least an explanation of
how
the rudder shaft & bearings are set up and what distance between the
hull & rudder should be. Any help or advice this group can provide
would be quite welcome.
Thanks
Dan Bartholic
Freedom 38 “Anthem”
Bayfield, WI.