Great pictures of the rudder rebuild.
Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josh Muckley" <muckl...@gmail.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 4:44:43 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List 1989 C&C 37+ rudder rebuild 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 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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