[Public-list] Shaft Play, Crooked Tiller

[Roger L. Kingsland]

Thanks Mike, where can I get a new one and/or do you know the part number?

Roger ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Lehman" <sail_505 at hotmail.com>
To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 11:05 AM
Subject: RE: [Public-list] Shaft Play, Crooked Tiller


> No comment on your rudder. But your play in the prop shaft is mostly
likely
> to be caused by wear on the cutlass bearing. There should alwyas be a
small
> amount, but if you feel that yours has excessive play, then replace the
> cutlass bearing. If you can get a good look at it while it is in place,
> compare the ribbing to that of a new one. If the ribbing is nearly gone,
> replace the cutlass bearing.
>
>
>
> Mike Lehman
> "Gilleleje" #505
>
> ~~~_/)_/) ~_/) ~~
>
>
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>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Roger L. Kingsland" <rkingsland101 at ksba.com>
> Reply-To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at alberg30.org>
> To: "Alberg30" <public-list at alberg30.org>
> Subject: [Public-list] Shaft Play, Crooked Tiller
> Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 10:12:09 -0400
>
> Albergers,
>
> When I wiggle my shaft (I'm not even going to touch that one) a get a fair
> amount of play (say 1/16" to 1/32").  A few weeks ago I was in a yard w/
two
> A30s on the hard and I wiggled their propeller shafts to discover one had
a
> little less play than mine and the other almost none.  Any thoughts please
> on whether not I have a problem and, if so, how to fix it?
>
> Second and more wierd, when I steer the boat straight, the tiller is about
> 7% to the left of the center line 9(erhaps the previous owner sailed alot
on
> port tack and wanted an aseire reach to the tiller).  I originally thought
> it would just be a matter of readjusting the tiller attachment to the
rudder
> shaft (like the handle bars of a bike) but, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO; it looks
> like the shaft was actually imbeded in the rudder crooked!  The connection
> to the tiller has one of those keyways and rather than being at the top of
> the shaft facing forward, the keyway is slightly to port.  When I showed
him
> pictures, Towney noticed that my rudder is not stock.  Rather than the
nice
> curve upward to the trailing edge, the bottom is flat and the trailing
edge
> is almost vertical.  Leads me to believe someone modified/replaced the
> rudder to increase the surface area (yes, I know it is not race legal but,
I
> hope to be able to turn on a dime while crusing).  After pulling her out,
I
> also noticed water oozing out of the leading edge just aft of the prop .
>
> Short of grinding out the shaft and reglassing it onto the rudder at the
> correct angel, I am not sure what to do.  One thought. I have to make a
wood
> steaming box for the new toe rail.  I could steam and bend the tiller in a
> lazy, asymmetrical "S" to "straighten out" the problem.  Might make for
good
> cockpit cocktail conversation (tripple C).  Plus, I could research obscure
> languages for the translation for "crooked stick" and, if one sounded
neat,
> rename the boat.
>
> I plan to grind out the part where I noticed water oozing just to see what
> the problem is.  I will also look for evidence indicating if the rudder is
> new or a modified version of the original. Has any one rebuilt a rudder
> sufficiently to learn what's inside and how I might fix the problem?  Does
> anyone know where I might find a stock rudder?  Are the stealers going to
> ever again win the Super Bowl?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Roger Kingsland
> Chief Boat Boy
> PERFECT intentions, A30 #148
> on the hard at N40° 33.945' W79° 51.260'
>
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