[Public-list] Re: Rudder Shoe Repair

[richard.hazlegrove at wachovia.com]

To follow up on Mikes comments,  on  Quest,  I too had some play and 
obtained the parts to replace the bronze pin (bolt).  What I found however 
upon removing the shoe was a very intact pin of what looked to be 
stainless.  I assume this was a previous repair by the former owner.  The 
cutout in the shoe where the pin rests was worn into an oval shape and 
allowed for the play in the rudder.  I took the shoe to a machine shop 
where they drilled the cutout back into a round shape and then fabricated 
and pressed into the cutout a bronze bushing with an inside diameter that 
matched the pin.  This has held well for over five years.  Mike states not 
to use stainless for the pin replacement and it is probably good advice. 
While I did not have any corrosion,  it would appear that the wear 
characteristics of the two metals may be enough to cause more rapid wear 
on the shoe cutout.  I will probably have to have a new bushing made at 
some point but so far it has held. 

Richard Hazlegrove
Quest 433
Mobjack Bay,  VA. 
 1118929891.0