[Public-List] New or Used Rudder

[George Dinwiddie via Public-List]

Brad,

The email list strips attachments for safety, but if you send them 
directly to me, I'll be glad to post them to the website.

BTW, when I did the repair mentioned in 
http://alberg30.org/maintenance/Steering/RudderShoe/ I chiseled out the 
foam inside the rudder and removed the lower rudder post completely. I 
reinstalled it with epoxy and glass cloth, and then filled the gap where 
the foam used to be with epoxy thickened with lightweight filler. I 
suspect you won't have too much difficulty repairing what you have.

  - George

On 9/6/14 1:00 PM, Bradford Cooke via Public-List wrote:
> Hi,
> It has been a busy week, so I want to thank you all for great ideas.  I
> think you are right about the re-build of what I already have.  I have a
> new shoe and gudgeon and pintle  already.  I am attaching some pictures to
> show what happened: basically, after she ran aground the tide snapped the
> connections between the rudder and keel, the rudder shoe having been ripped
> off by the rocks on the way in.  My theory, as I did not see any damage
> that morning.
>
> Anyway, the lower rudder post with the pin is loose, and the corner of the
> fiberglass rudder (between the support strap and the rudder post with pin
> is also loose.
>
> The area of the keel where the rudder shoe goes is pretty well chewed-up,
> and will need re-building to be able to support the shoe when re-installed.
>
> Thanks again.
> Brad Cooke
> #109
> Querencia
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 9:11 AM, Jonathan Adams via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>
>> Agree - exactly what I was thinking. Getting a whole new rudder made would
>> be expensive. However, with all the excellent epoxies, one can repair to as
>> good as new.
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Glenn via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
>>> To: Bradford Cooke <bradfordcooke1 at gmail.com>; Alberg 30 Public List --
>> open to all <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 3, 2014 4:37 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Public-List] New or Used Rudder
>>>
>>>
>>> Brad,  any other damage to the rudder besides the lower pin area?  Do you
>> still have the shoe in place?
>>>
>>> Seems like you could have a new lower shaft and pin machined from round
>> stock and reglass the bottom of the rudder together.  On my boat the FG
>> skin is less than 1/4" thick- the rest is foam core.  Which you could grind
>> down and lay up new more cheaply than building a whole new rudder.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Sep 3, 2014, at 8:21 AM, Bradford Cooke via Public-List <
>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dear Skippers:
>>>> As a follow-up to my prior emails, I am interested in replacing my
>> rudder
>>>> that got damaged in November, when my boat ran aground (mooring lines
>>>> parted).  The lower tip is broken, where the pin fits into the rudder
>>>> shoe.  Cost issues involved in the repair indicate that a replacement
>> might
>>>> be the most cost effective way to go.
>>>>
>>>> If anyone has a suggestion as to where I might find a rudder replacement
>>>> (new or used), I would be most grateful
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Brad Cooke
>>>> Querencia
>>>> #109
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