And it begins

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Re: And it begins

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Sailing-61-North wrote:
Sun Sep 26, 2021 11:18 pm
Cockpit cover. We average 30-50 feet (900-1500 cm) of snow each winter.
Hi there,

I don't know if this is allready your winter setup, but as you were measuring for new sails i wanted to pin out that the whishbone booms are not horrizontally rigged. Usually the aft of the booms sit way lower than displayed on your picture. Arround 1-2 feet above the coachroof.

Sorry if I am pointing out the obvious.
Cheers.
Manuel

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Yep winter setup only.
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Re: And it begins

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Anyone know the weight of the rudder?

Pulled the bolts for the bottom gudgeon, one at a time, for inspection. One of them had wallowed out threads. Below the middle bottom bolt
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is my seep. I don't see any obvious cracks on the exterior. I still want to pull the gudgeon to inspect behind it.
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Removed the gudgeon today. All of the holes were wallowed out. If it doesn't snow tonight I will head down tomorrow, grind a 12:1 area and lay new fiberglass. Also depends on Temps. Was 33 today.
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More photos before and during removal of the 5200.
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And more. Wallowed out holes and threads of bolt.
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Re: And it begins

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Nice job balancing the rudder. I've always used a car floor jack to work on mine, but i need to do a 3" lift to get it out of the lower gudgeon.

If you are considering replacing the bolting, or for that matter, any st. steel hardware below the water, go with a 316 grade to avoid corrosion.

I used some 316 pipe to sleeve my holes.

I assume the picture showing the bolts inside the bilge were the gudgeon bolts. That's not going to be the easiest place to seal the joint. You could glass it all over on the inside.

Make sure to keep the rudder all aligned.... Some personal experience 😳

Thanks for all the updates. Not going to make you feel bad with a weather report from the SF Bay.

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Yea I was surprised it wasn't solid back there. Not sure if I will line the holes or what. VERY tight spot from the inside. Either way I have some fiberglass work to do and winter is basically here. That portion may get put off till April. Just formulating a game plan. I still need to remove the spacers on the front but need a second set of hands to "push" the rudder over an inch.
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bad wrote:
Sun Oct 03, 2021 12:17 pm
Nice job balancing the rudder. I've always used a car floor jack to work on mine, but i need to do a 3" lift to get it out of the lower gudgeon.

If you are considering replacing the bolting, or for that matter, any st. steel hardware below the water, go with a 316 grade to avoid corrosion.

I used some 316 pipe to sleeve my holes.

I assume the picture showing the bolts inside the bilge were the gudgeon bolts. That's not going to be the easiest place to seal the joint. You could glass it all over on the inside.

Make sure to keep the rudder all aligned.... Some personal experience 😳

Thanks for all the updates. Not going to make you feel bad with a weather report from the SF Bay.

Erik
You don't me asking. What size sleeve (ID or OD) and did you keep it just long enough to have it somewhat recessed? I was thinking of something along this line for two of the bolts. The back one is partially into the very after aspect of the transom so not sure yet what I will do there.

Another option would be to dam off the very back, sand the shiny side and pour a solid block of thicken epoxy but given the amount of epoxy needed I am worried that would created too much heat once it started to kick off. I know - jello....

Thanks
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Was thinking about placing internal patches on both sides but shy of cutting an access hatch into the cockpit sole there is really no way I can fit back there - I tried.
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