[alberg30] Re: rudder / pintle

[J.Sousa]

From: "J.Sousa" <jsss at net1plus.com>

Gordon:

I replaced the pintle and gudgeon on #114 during the restoration project
. I purchased the set from New Found Metals  located in Washington
State. The set  is manufactured for the Pacific Seacraft Dana 25 and fit
the Alberg hull. I had to modify the rudder by cutting a pocket which
accepted the gudgeon. The gudgeon was fit to the hull and bolted with
bronze bolts. The cost of the set was approximately $150.00. Some of the
members have used the stainless units from the J-24 which isn't
recommended due to internal corrosion from being submerged for extended
lengths of time. Hope this helps.

Stephen Sousa
#114 Carina Vela


Gordon E. White wrote:

>
>
> I just dropped my rudder (Brigadoon II, A-275) to install a stuffing
> box and quadrant for wheel steering. We found the gudgeon [the
> Mainsheet calls it the pintle, but I believe this is the gudgeon]
> (2-piece as per the drawing of the "newer rudder design " in the
> Mainsheet, May 1991) to be deteriorated. The two bolts that held the
> halves together were entirely gone as was one of the bolts that held
> the assembly to the hull. A couple of brass wood screws had been
> sloppily installed near the clamp end, one of the new holes in the
> gudgeon had broken out the edge of the thing. In truth, the rudder was
> only hanging on the shoe and retained by the tiller fitting. With so
> much slop, the gudgeon had bent open somewhat.
>
>     Does anyone know of a source for a new gudgeon (the female half of
> a pintle & gudgeon) for the Alberg 30? Though my boat is an older one,
> the assembly looks like the "new" version described in Main Sheet.
> This CAN be repaired if necessary...
>
>     Might be worth a mention at the maintenance seminar that I will
> not be able to make.
>
>     Luck: We found the rudderpost (bronze) already had a 1/4" keyway
> cut into it for a quadrant.
>
>     poorer luck: older boats do not have a stuffing box on the
> rudderpost.
>
>                                         - Gordon White




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