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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN class=470002916-18051999>Hi
Peter:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN class=470002916-18051999>I keep our boat
at the Alexandra Yacht Club we share the same mooring basin ( just out side the
western gap) with the National Yacht Club. Your first guess was right I have
tiller steering. although I don't think I have access to the rudder tube from
the Port locker.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN
class=470002916-18051999>Charles</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Michael Hay
[mailto:phay@netcom.ca]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 18, 1999 10:33
AM<BR><B>To:</B> alberg30@onelist.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [alberg30] KC150
Rudder<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=2>From: Peter Hay (Mike is my son and I am using his
computer, hence the name)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2> We
sail out of Goderich (Maitland Valley Marina). I bought my boat from a
gentleman in Sarnia last fall. Sounds as if you have tiller steering (I
have wheel steering which requires a different setup). If that is the
case, you probably have a solid fiberglass tube coming up from the hull to the
bottom of the cockpit floor. The rudder shaft runs through it. You
probably do not have packing gland as such. The only way water can get
up to the cockpit floor is if it is forced up by wave action, etc. You
need to get down into the port locker and take a look at the exact setup of
the rudder. I suspect that the rudder tube is worn and is allowing water
to freely come up along the rudder shaft between it and the tube.
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There should be lots of help available from others on the onelist who are more
familiar than I am about tiller configurations. If in fact you have a
wheel configuration I will be glad to assist more. </FONT></DIV>
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Where are you moored? I am in "TO" a lot and it would be great talking
to you.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Stay in touch.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Peter Hay</FONT></DIV>
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