[Public-List] rudderpost leak

[brooks.glenn at comcast.net]

HI,

I pulled my rudder last year an cut out the deck to get at the leaking bronze rudder gland that is fiberglassed into the inside of the hull.  Once the deck was opened up the bronze tail piece that sticks into the fiberglassed area lifted out of the hull with little more than fingerpressure.  down inside was a cavity about the size of a baseball- maybe a bit smaller, formed by the concave (?) shape of the hull and the F/G reinforcement mounting that was built around the bronze mounting. The builders used plumbers putty to seal the rudder tube and the bottom of the bronze fitting, then glassed the fitting into place. I found the putty was extremely dessicated and hard - it had no oil left after all these years and of course was allowing water to come in through the rudder post, up through the cracks in the putty, and flow out through the glass and the flutted bronze shaft post.  So I ground out the old glass, laid the fitting back in with 5200 and reglassed.  

No more leak!  

I've got the same indent in the hull, but the water was coming through the putty.  

glenn b
Dolce
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: JohnI <a30blueteal at gmail.com>
> "On
> Tait Tait this groove has a vertical crack running down it ,almost as though
> the hull had been fabricate in two parts and joined."
> 
> I believe the A30s *were* built in halves and joined together.
> 
> 
> On 9/12/07, Peter Amos <peteamos at tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > I had the same problem on Tait Tait #478.The leak was where the rudder
> > tube
> > comes through the glass of the hull.If you inspect the hull on the outside
> > immediately in front of the rudder you will see it is grooved
> > vertically.On
> > Tait Tait this groove has a vertical crack running down it ,almost as
> > though
> > the hull had been fabricate in two parts and joined.
> > While the boat was out of the water I carefully marked the leak on the
> > inside,cleaned the area around it with acetone and excavated the   the
> > hole
> > about 1/4 inch.Then the hole was dried thoroughly (a borrowed hair dryer
> > was
> > useful) then the surrounding area was sanded and cleaned with acetone
> > again
> > The hole was then filled with resin and the whole area around the tube was
> > covered with several layers of glass.This repair has lasted several
> > years.One day I shall drop the rudder and do a proper job from the
> > outside.
> >
> > Pete
> > Tait Tait #478
> >
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