[Public-List] Rudder shaft tube

[Bill Boyle]

George,
 
I would be glad to document the project.  I do have pictures of the rudder removal.  When the project is done I'll write it up and send pix.
 
Bill Boyle
 

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 From: George Dinwiddie <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org>
To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> 
Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Rudder shaft tube
  

Bill,

If you would be willing to take photos showing the construction, and 
send them to me with captions describing them, I'd be happy to turn them 
into a web page for others to reference.

  - George


On 12/25/13, 7:17 PM, Bill Boyle wrote:
> I'd like to start by saying thanks to all who responded to my
> questions on fixing the pin on the bottom of the rudder.  I'm in that
> process now.  We have removed the rudder.  That was a relatively easy
> job.  Our boat has the two part shaft and we removed the 5 bolts
> holding the rudder to the upper shaft.  We then removed the two
> gudgons, one on the keel and the other on the rudder.  They were held
> together with a pin that had been worn down to half it's size. The
> pin was not secured in either part.  It was free floating. I have a ½
> inch silicon bronze rod that I'll use as a replacement for both pins.
>
> This is an older boat and we have the fiberglass tube  that runs
> from the inside bottom of the boat to the bottom of the cockpit sole
> where the shaft goes through.    The tiller head and the shaft have a
> lot of play in that tube.  I haven't taken that off yet.  Can anyone
> tell me what is inside the tube in the way of bearings that might
> need to be replaced?  Since the rudder is off I just have to take the
> tiller head off and the shaft should just fall out of the boat.
>
> Any thoughts are welcome.
>
> Bill Boyle
> Slainte
> #129
>
>
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