Sorry folks, I forgot to include the link to the pictures. Rookie mistake.
https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B8pEh5lnvP1yVUdWUDNxVGFUcDA/edit Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Maryland On Feb 13, 2013 9:54 PM, "Josh Muckley" <muckl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey everyone just wanted to share some pictures of the rudder rebuild on > my 1989 C&C 37+. Steve Uhthoff at Annapolis Gelcoat and Fiberglass did a > fantastic job and gave fantastic support. > > As a bit of a background on the boat and the rudder. I bought it May > 2012. At the time of the survey it was noted that the rudder had high > moisture though no movement over the shaft was noted. The exact extent of > condition could not be determined. I decided that the rudder was > absolutely going to be the first repair project during the winter haul out. > > Steve identified a specific design deficiency in that the stainless steel > arms were not bonded to either of the skins. Little or no stiffness was > being provided by the arms. He did on the other hand find that all of the > welds and the shaft were completely encapsulated and that no oxidation had > occurred. He removed all of the old foam core. Bonded the arms to one of > the skins. Re-foamed the core with 4lbs foam. Created bonding pads in the > core so that the arms could be bonded to the new top skin. He fiberglassed > the foam in place with 7 layers and vinylester teeing. Finished it off > with 3 coats of barrier coat and faring compound on both sides. I probably > mis-stated some part of the job being that I am not an fiberglass expert > but the long story made short is that I am exceedingly happy with the > outcome as well as the knowledge, expertise, and professionalism > demonstrated by Steve and his staff. > > Regardless of where you get your rudder rebuilt I hope the pictures help > some of you to at least pre-plan by seeing what you are getting into. Good > Luck. > > Annapolis Gelcoat & Fiberglass Repairs > P.O. Box 3438 Annapolis, MD 21403 > Office: 410-263-8980 > Fax: 410-280-2639 > http://www.annapolisgelcoat.com > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Maryland > > -- > Want to email me privately? > Check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Privacy_Guard > Then get my public key at: > https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8pEh5lnvP1yU0R5RHBOS2h3MFk/edit >
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