[Alberg30] Alberg 30 Rudder post

Thu Mar 29 06:07:31 PST 2001

I had a similar experience with my boat (#505) several years ago. Water was
coming in somewhere around the rudder post, especially when motoring, but it
was difficult to from where due to the tight space. From the lazarette, I
re-packed the rudder stuffing box and tightened it down tight, but still had
water coming in. Further investigation proved that the water was entering
between the hull and the rudder tube itself. To repair it (with the boat on
land), I removed the rudder; removed the engine (to allow access to that
area); fortunately years earlier I had are re-located the fuel tank; then I
ground away all of the fiberglass around the rudder tube (with a Dremel
tool) and removed the rudder tube completely. Once everything was out I
discovered that there was a large void in the area where the rudder tube
passed through the boat. I cleaned everything up thoroughly and started the
re-assembly process. I bedded the rudder tube in 3M 5200 (it took 2 entire
tubes of 5200) and re-installed the rudder to hold everything in alignment.
After the 5200 dried (it took almost two weeks) I re-glassed the tube and
surrounding area inside the boat. Then I used to opportunity to paint the
entire area. Once complete, I had the scare of my life, because the rudder
would not turn. It seems some of the 5200 found its way between the tube and
the rudder stock and she was glued in the straight ahead position. It took a
little persuasion by I managed to free the rudder by working it back and
forth. I am happy to report that..."it don't leak no more" and that repair
was about 15 years ago.

I consider this to be "worst case scenario" and sure hope no one else has to
do this...it was not fun.

Mike Lehman
840 Mill Creek Road
Arnold, MD 21012
(410) 544-9067 (Home)
(443) 253-7054 (Mobile)

sail_505 at hotmail.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas Wight" <doug at recorder.ca>
To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 8:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Alberg 30 Rudder post

> 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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