[Alberg30] Alberg 30 Rudder post

[Douglas Wight]

Beverly:  Your e-mail address as below does not work.  DW.


----- Original Message -----
From: Douglas Wight <doug at recorder.ca>
To: <danucanada at ssysmpatico.ca>
Sent: 28-Mar-01 10:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Alberg 30 Rudder post


> Hi Beverly :  Here is the first message.  Regards, Doug Wight.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Douglas Wight <doug at recorder.ca>
> To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
> Sent: 21-Oct-00 6:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Alberg 30 Rudder post
>
>
> > Hi Beverly :  When I hear of water coming in by the rudder post  it
makes
> me
> > shudder.  When I bought Owlet #603 I was told afterwards that the
previous
> > owner had to go down and pump out the boat every day.  Whenever I
motored
> at
> > 2/3 throttle and especially if I had company in the cockpit I was sure
to
> > take on a fair bit of water. Sailing on the port tack was fine but on
the
> > starboard tack I took on lots of water.
> >
> > The bad news was that after having a professional take a look at the
boat
> he
> > showed me the constant stream of water entering the hull between the
> rudder
> > gland casting and the hull.  In my case there had obviously been a poor
> > lay-up and poor contact of the FRP with the bronze casting.  After lift
> out
> > I had to empty the boat  of everything as I was warned that there would
be
> > fiberglass dust everywhere as he cut out the rudder post gland and then
> > re-imbedded it.  This was done and I have never had any further trouble.
> >
> > I hope that your problem is much simpler than my particular experience,
> but
> > if you are at all worried have a qualified person look at your boat.
> >
> > Yours Aye, Douglas Wight JN "Owlet".
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Beverly Dodds <danucanada at sympatico.ca>
> > To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
> > Sent: 14-Oct-00 6:39 PM
> > Subject: [Alberg30] Alberg 30 Rudder post
> >
> >
> > >
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> > > In choppy seas, I have a back flow of water coming up through the
rudder
> > > post. Has anyone experienced this problem and do you have any
> > > explanation / fix?
> > >
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