[Public-list] rudder vibrations

[dickdurk at atlanticbb.net]

Under sail the tiller should feel smooth. Grab the bottom 
of the rudder and yank it hard side to side, there should 
be no movement. I don't know how cold the water is in 
Puget sound, but it's not hard to do surface diving. I'm 
betting sheared off pintle, or very baggy gudgeon.

While you are at it, have someone swing the tiller back 
and forth while looking at the 'crack' between the rudder 
and the deadwood of the keel. That will tell you if the 
rudder post is bent. Might need air for that , though.

Michael Grosh
#220

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