Ken Heaton wrote:
The 35-1 I race on has no stuffing box. The top of the tube has a
plastic washer sitting on it with a stainless steel collar locked to
the shaft just above it to keep the rudder from dropping out of the
boat. Just above that is the steering quadrant.
In this photo the quadrant has been removed:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-smBuFS_gdZ0/UeZwhWjmAcI/AAAAAAAAM3E/e1coG51iNLI/w1364-h1023-no/C%2526C35Mk1+Bolts.jpg
We never did find out what the bolts in the photo were for.
The 35-2 is the same hull with some modifications but sits a couple of
inches lower in the water so perhaps may have a stuffing box?
Ken H.
Ken,
My guess would be that the bolts in the tube are "jack bolts" to take up
any slack between the rudder shaft and a worn tube. If that's the case,
it's a poor solution to the problem. A better solution would be to
inject the West System kit to rebuild the rudder tube. I did it about 12
years ago and it's holding up well.
Bill
Caprice 1
1978 C&C 36
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