I replace my rudder when I bought my 1981 36. it was a condition of getting insurance as the surveyor found some pitting in the rudder shaft where it entered the rudder. I had a new one made by FinTech (I think that is the name of the company) in Costa Mesa. It cost about $2500 and took about 4 weeks.
We did the job with the boat in the water. Getting good access to the area around the rudder shaft is critical. In hindsight, I should have removed even more stuff that was in the way rather than trying to work around it (like hoses, fuel tank bed, ect). Now that it is done, very happy with the results. David Folsom 1981 C&C 36 Rebel Maid On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 5:34 AM, <blhick...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Thanks much for this great discussion. We have our '76 C&C 33 mkI on the > hard in Charleston SC right now for routine maintenance. Will definitely > take a good look at the rudder. > Barbara Hickson Fellers > "Flight Risk" > > > Sent from the Mars Rover. > > On Oct 20, 2012, at 12:50 AM, "Rick Brass" <rickbr...@earthlink.net> > wrote: > > > The rudder stock on my 38 was bent during a hard grounding in a > thunderstorm > > in 2004. Actually it was OK until TowBoat US pulled me over the shoal > > instead of pulling me out the way I had come in. Insurance authorized the > > yard to heat and straighten the rudder shaft (BIG Mistake!) and reglass > the > > top of the rudder after the repair. > > > > > > Five years later, water had gotten into the top of the rudder and the > shaft > > broke because of crevice corrosion. I lost the blade. The yard (same one > > that did the first bad repair) had a rudder stock off a 38LF that had > lost > > the skins off the rudder blade. They had purchased a 38LF rudder from C&C > > Yachts (in the process discovering that there were two different diameter > > rudder stocks on the 38LFs in the 70s) Tartan C&C Yachts can build > rudders > > for many of the older models at a cost of $3800 according to the website. > > Call Alex Avery. Unfortunately they have drawings for the Landfall but > not > > the 38 mk1 & mk2. > > > > I found 3 sources that had made aftermarket C&C rudders. Competition > > Composites in Canada quoted CDN$2900 using the rudder stock I had > purchased > > (+ $1600 to build a new rudder stock). Phil's Foils are in Canada and > make a > > lot of racing foils, and quoted CDN$2250 using my rudder stock. Foss > Foam in > > Florida was $2400 US including shipping, The first two cast foam on the > > rudder stock and web, CNC machine the foil, and wrap the foam in > > glass/Kevlar/epoxy. I think of it as building from the inside out. > > > > Foss casts two halves of the skin, sandwiches around the stock and web, > and > > injects foam. Then the joint is reinforced with Kevlar & epoxy. I think > of > > this as outside in. > > > > There was some discussion I found on the web that the outside in method > > might be less durable if water gets into the foam and freezes over the > > winter, or if you have a dark colored rudder in warm water and bright > sun. > > Foss did suggest painting the rudder a light color, but told me all the > > things they do to prevent water intrusion and to reinforce the seam > against > > expansion of the foam. > > > > I went with Foss because of a lower cost, less hassles, and quicker > > delivery. So far I'm quite happy with the new rudder. > > > > > > Rick Brass > > Washington, NC > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Alex > > Giannelia > > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 1:56 PM > > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > Subject: Stus-List Rudder Re-build/replacement > > > > Has anyone on the list replaced or re-built their rudder? > > > > ALEX GIANNELIA > > > > CC 35-II (1974) WILL BE RENAMED > > ON THE HARD SINCE NOV. 2006 > > Toronto Ontario > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com >
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