[Public-List] New or Used Rudder

[George Dinwiddie via Public-List]

Brad,

Your pictures are posted on 
http://www.alberg30.org/maintenance/disorganized/RudderOnQuerencia/

You may also want to look at 
http://www.alberg30.org/maintenance/Steering/RudderVarieties/

  - George

On 9/8/14 3:40 PM, George Dinwiddie via Public-List wrote:
> 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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