[Public-List] Casting Rudder Shoe and Gudgeons

[George Dinwiddie]

Michael,

On 7/13/12 11:45 AM, crufone at comcast.net wrote:
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> Peter,
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> Thanks for chiming in. My gudgeon is the single part style which I
> believe would be stronger but requires disassembly of all the rudder
> fastenings just to service the pintle/ gudgeon. So in having a
> casting made I quess that I would perfer to go with the two halves
> type gudgeon. I had asked earlier who the person was that wrote the
> entry on the A-30 web site. They pictured the two part gudgeon which
> looked in good enough shape to use as a pattern.

I wrote the http://www.alberg30.org/maintenance/Steering/Gudgeons/ page, 
and took the pictures in the top portion. I got that gudgeon from Mike 
Lehman and installed it on Good Week. I had enough presence of mind to 
take the photos, but not to take measurements or to get a mold made.

  - George

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