[alberg30] coating rudder hardware

[Christopher Sousa]

Joe,

I removed the thru hulls for the head in #114 and in doing so made plugs
from teak and applied epoxy with fiberglass cloth. We layed up a number of
coats provided some light sanding and never had a problem over three years.
According to West Systems you need to grind down in a 12/1 circle and fill
in the holes, this is correct when filling in a boat with crash type damage
not a clean cut such as a thru hull.

Stephen Sousa
#114
Carina Vela

alberg30 wrote:

> George, the covering over those straps is exactly what I am talking
> about. I like the idea of  West's System Epoxy with lightweight fairing
> filler over the pieces--since I already have some on hand. I would
> assume to replace the hardware at a later date, you just sand off the
> layer of epoxy and pry everything loose. All my hardware looks in good
> shape, so shouldn't be needed for a while.
>
> PS- while I'm at it, let me ask one more bottom question. #499 still has
> the original wood mounting pieces for an early model transducer and knot
> meter/ log. These are blocks of wood, one shaped like a fin, and another
> like a round block/cone. They appear to be sealed up and unused--with
> what I don't know.They have never leaked in the past. I've had new
> Horizon instruments pre-installed since I acquired the boat in 1996.
> Should I just leave them alone, or is there a reason to remove them and
> fiberglass up the bottom? I wonder if they'll rot off one day or maybe
> breakoff and leave a gaping hole(s) below the water line. Maybe glassing
> up their openings on the inside is the answer?
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Joe #499
> "One Less Traveled"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: George Dinwiddie <gdinwiddie at min.net>
> To: <alberg30 at egroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 8:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [alberg30] coating rudder hardware
>
> > Joe,
> >
> > Are you talking about the straps of the pintles and gudgeons?  If so,
> > the putty over them is just to provide a fair surface.  I recommend
> using
> > something easy to remove.  You can mix up some West epoxy with West's
> > lightweight fairing filler (I don't recall the number) as one
> alternative.
> >
> >  - George
> >
> > > alberg30 said:
> > >
> > > I think I asked this once before-but can't find the post.
> > >
> > > On the rudder of #499 there is some black caulking ( now dried and =
> > > cracked) covering the rudder hardware. I think George said it was to
> =
> > > protect the pieces from corrosion or something.
> > >
> > > I can pretty much get the remains off--what do I put on in its
> place? =
> > > Would you recommend 3m 5200 (black) ,or is that over kill. Perhaps =
> > > another, less durable caulk would be better? Suggestions? Or maybe
> it =
> > > doesn't need to be covered at all.
> > >
> > > Thanks again;
> > >
> > > Joe #499
> > > "One Less Traveled"
> >
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