[Public-List] Rudder post leak

[Randy Whitney]

Greg,
I removed the 'volcano' cover, tucked in a few turns of flax on the shaft,
replaced the cover and keep the speed under 5 knots while motoring.
Seems to have worked fine over the past several years.
Randy
MOIRAEIII #283


On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 8:56 AM, Greg Bover <gregbover at cbfisk.com> wrote:

> While on a three week trip to Maine, (which was the awesome culmination of
> a
> thirty-five year dream), Linnet developed a leak at the top of the rudder
> post. Only a little flow into the cockpit, and only under power. Now that
> we
> are home, using the great syntax that Chris Martin posted I have looked
> back
> in the archives and found that this is probably nothing to worry too much
> about. Linnet, #114, has the tube that goes all the way to the cockpit
> sole,
> so no water seems to be getting into the bilge.
>
> It was a different story when we were a hundred and fifty miles from home
> and 10 miles offshore and the problem first showed up.
> Anyhow, I am wondering if anything can be done about this with the boat in
> the water. I thought I remembered someone posting a cut-away view of the
> pre-liner boats' rudderstock assembly, but I don't find it.
>
> Greg Bover
> Frances Fitch
> Linnet A-30 #114
> Gloucester
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