[Public-List] rudder shoe

[Gordon Laco]

Try Edson Marine in the States.  They did a lot of the bronze casting for our boats and may have what you need.  They will at least have original patterns from which to make you a new one. 

Gord. #426 Surprise

On Nov 16, 2011, at 6:10 PM, Jeffrey <alberg30nh at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm jealous of all this talk about rudder shoes. My boat does not have one,
> as it appears to be removed at some point replaced with two hinges.
> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/yjpL9cS7RDZQvrKkwEjepQ?feat=directlink
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> These things are as hard to find as hens-teeth. Any chance someone has an
> extra kicking around???
> 
> -Jeff
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> Jeff Fongemie
> #116 Seagrass
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> On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 2:33 PM, <brooks.glenn at comcast.net> wrote:
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>> Hi all,
>> 
>> 
>> just as fYI, I tried the test described below couple of years ago and
>> couldnt get any ply in the rudder, yet when I took the shoe off, observed
>> enormous elongation in the bottom seat and a lot of wear on the pin. 1/8 "
>> or more. the rudder shaft is 1" bronze stock on my boat extends all the way
>> down from cockpit to bottom of rudder, and the rudder is supported mid way
>> with a pintel, so i suspect it was stiff enough to not flex under my puny
>> effort. It certainly howled under load from the ocean though.
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>> I pulled the shoe again this year and inspected ( no wear) and reinstalled
>> in about 15 minutes, so its not hard to do once you try it.
>> 
>> 
>> Glenn b
>> dolce
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "George Dinwiddie" <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org>
>> To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org
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>> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 10:35:26 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Public-List] rudder shoe
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>> On Nov 16, 2011, at 13:11, Jim Mennucci <jimmennucci at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> The simple test is to see if you can move the bottom of the rudder
>>> in its shoe. If you have more than say, 30 thousandths or so end play you
>>> need to disassemble to see where the wear is occuring.
>> 
>> When doing this check, lift the rudder up slightly. Sometimes the bottom
>> of the rudder post might be wearing a socket of it's own.
>> 
>> George
>> 
>> Sent from a primitive pocket computer. Please assume all errors are due to
>> that.
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