Thanks Wally, I don't think I have anything down there, but will take a closer look.
ALEX GIANNELIA CC 35-II (1974) WILL BE RENAMED ON THE HARD SINCE NOV. 2006 Toronto Ontario Message: 6 Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:41:46 +0000 From: Wally Bryant <w...@wbryant.com<mailto:w...@wbryant.com>> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Rudder Stops 35-II Message-ID: <52303ada.6040...@wbryant.com<mailto:52303ada.6040...@wbryant.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Alex -- Well, I'll chime in. see: <http://www.wbryant.com/StellaBoat/Projects/steering/stopblocks/index.htm> <http://www.wbryant.com/StellaBoat/Projects/steering/new/index.htm> I hadn't looked at that page in years, and it brings back some fond memories. Right. re stop blocks. A radial quadrant has pegs covered with rubber hose. On my boat those pegs hit blocks glassed onto the bottom of the cockpit sole. Someone mentioned metal angle iron bolted on, and that makes sense as long as the bolts are installed correctly. On my boat I saw some wear on the stop blocks and fiberglass, but more importantly I saw a crack between the block and the bottom of the cockpit sole. That probably happened when someone went into reverse without holding the wheel and the rudder slammed to one side. It was before my time, so can't say for sure. The reason angle iron makes sense is that it's very important that the peg on the quadrant hits the stop block perfectly. When I reglassed mine, I didn't get the port side block perfect. It's about 1/32" inboard at the top side. Believe it or not, I can feel that 1/32" when turning hard to port. Boats really do talk to you if you sail them long enough. They sing when they're sailing happy, and they cry when something's wrong. If the helm is hard to port I can feel the rudder post torque as the quadrant hits the imperfect stop block, so I ease off a little bit. If the peg doesn't hit the stop block perfectly, the whole quadrant twists a little, and there's enough leverage to apply pressure to the rudder post that can eventually weaken the bearings. Wal Alex wrote: > When I poked my nose under the sole, I > >noticed <snip> some wear marks on the fiberglass cloth. > >What do the other boats have?
_______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
