That's true, Jim. Actually, given the likely outcome when it's all over, it's not that terrible. Poor old boat.
Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax On Sep 30, 2013, at 23:18, Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com> wrote: This is a much better time of year for this to happen than the beginning of the season, if that's any consolation. > On 30 September 2013 15:55, Knowles Rich <r...@sailpower.ca> wrote: > Thanks Rick. I'm waiting for the adjuster in the next couple of days and will > see what he proposes. I'm well aware of the pitfalls of straightening rudder > stocks, and other stainless bits, and intend to replace the entire assembly. > I suspect the keel will have to be dropped and rebedded as well. I'll report > as things progress. > > Rich Knowles > Indigo. LF38 > Halifax > > On Sep 30, 2013, at 19:05, "Rick Brass" <rickbr...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Rich; > > If you want the long story of how I know this, I'll tell you off the list, > but FWIW: > > The LF38 came with rudder shaft in 2 different diameters. The owner of the > LF38 formerly known as Banana Wind (which I think is now in Bayfield, WI) > can tell you more about this. > > One of the diameters is 2 1/4" OD, and those rudder stocks were made two > ways. One was made from 2" schedule 80 stainless tube with a machined spud > welded to the top for the emergency steering and rudder support nut. The > other was machined from a 2 1/4" OD solid bar. > > The shaft on my replacement rudder is the solid bar stock, and came from the > original rudder on Banana Wind. > > If you need it, I still have the top 18" of my original rudder stock with > the machined spud still welded in place. > > During my experience, I was told by a friend who is a metallurgist that you > weaken stainless (in my case the schedule 80 tube) by 30% or so when you > bend it, and by another 40-50% when you heat it to straighten it. It also > becomes more susceptible to crevice corrosion after heating. The blade from > my original rudder is somewhere on the floor of the Neuse River in NC, where > it fell off as the result of crevice corrosion where the rudder stock enters > the blade about 4 years after the original heat and bend repair of a bent > shaft. > > I wish I had argued with the insurance company for a replacement rudder > instead of the heat and bend repair they paid for. > > BTW, my replacement rudder came from Foss Foam in Florida, and cost about > $2800US in 2008/2009 including freight and using the rudder stock I provided > them. They probably still have the drawings for the rudder they supplied to > me. > > Good luck on your project. > > > Rick Brass > Imzadi -1976 C&C 38 mk1 > la Belle Aurore -1975 C&C 25 mk1 > Washington, NC > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Knowles > Rich > Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 9:37 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Bouncing Off a Shoal > > Thanks for the sympathy:). Looks not too bad; bent rudder post, but I'll > know more later today when she comes out. I'll supply more amusement at that > time. > > Rich Knowles > Indigo. LF38 > Halifax > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 -- Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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