Danny, Check the rudder tube carefully. I am pretty sure that I can see plastic inserts at the top and bottom of the rudder tube in your photos. On my Viking 28 these plastic inserts were worn and the rudder was sloppy. The inserts should pull out of the rudder tube...they are friction fit only. You can get new inserts made with a tighter ID to take any excess play / slop out of the rudder. Worked great on my old V28. My rudder looked exactly the same as yours around the shaft. I removed a bit of material in a "V" around the shaft and resealed this with epoxy. Rudder was fine for 5 - 6 years until I sold the boat.
Best regards, Bob Hickson, P. Eng, RHI, CEA C&C 29-2 Flying Colours Frenchman's Bay Yacht Club Pickering, ON (416) 919-2297 bobhick...@rogers.com ~~~~ __/) ~~~~ Message: 1 Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:53:25 GMT From: "djhaug...@juno.com" <djhaug...@juno.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Rudder bearing Message-ID: <20131111.165325.606...@webmail-beta02.vgs.untd.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Okay, I removed the rudder today. It does not weigh much at all, There are no bearings. It is just a fiberglass tube that fits tightly around the 1-7/8" shaft. There were just 2 - 4"x1/4" nylon(?) washers between the pin that holds the rudder in place and the aluminum flange fitting in the cockpit. It really is just hung there. I couldn't help but to think that a SS washer on top of the 2 nylon(?) washers would be a good idea. It was apparent that these washers had been switched around a few times by the marks from the pin on both sides of both nylon(?) washers. So my thoughts ar maybe to just re install it and add a big 'ol fender washer for the pin to rest on. However, my only concern is what the stainless shaft looks like inside the rudder... https://korpoq.blu.livefilestore.com/y2pq2xBqhOTnVi8a3qjlKe3d3z5mZu4DLyvgdLO 1n4y4kIAj-jz0KUR4EKzhrOKdm1UOBEIjnGtt3_lyaNLYnVRVciZi9tZT2-gzJtkcwoy1K8/2013 1111_132315.jpg In case that link doesn't work, here is a link to a folder with a bunch of boat pics. The photos from today are all the way at the end. Thanks again for any insights, observations or ideas. Danny Danny, your rudder looks quite normal to me. Seems to me that you have two choices: tear it apart to see if there is damage inside or assume it's ok and stop worrying. You might find someone who could X-ray it for you. Personally, I'd lube the bejesus out of the shaft, clean the interior of the tube, put it back together and go sailing. Rich > On Nov 11, 2013, at 17:54, "djhaug...@juno.com" <djhaug...@juno.com> wrote: > > Oops, I forgot the link to the folder... > > http://sdrv.ms/1bpnvZh > > Danny > > _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
