Hi James,
Another source for the "chonking" sound is up & down movement of the
rudder. I get this on some reaches and downwind legs with a short
steep swell. It took me awhile before I found the rudder stock moving
up & down by about 3/8". My fix will be to adjusted the stop collar
below the quadrant. I probably have some wear in the plastic washer
that lives between the collar and the top of the rudder shaft log.
Cheers, Russ
At 07:27 AM 24/09/2012, you wrote:
All - wondering if anyone has had a similar experience and what they
did or do to alleviate the stress to the rudder/quadrant etc.
We moor our C&C34 on the Hudson at pier 25 which typically has 3 ft
swells rollin in caused by the ferry , cruise line and sightseeing
traffic. It is an ideal mooring as we live in downtown Manhattan
but the boat she takes a pounding as you can imagine.
We have used a whole manor of techniques to avoid the
"chonking" from below, currently we use a bungy chord on the wheel
to allow the rudder and qudrant to move and brake slowly. It seems
to work, wondering if there are unintended consequences in doing that.
Any hep advice very much appreciated.
James Montague C&C 34
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