Ed,
If the 24’s rudder is made like the 25’s, it will be 2 fibreglass halves with plywood bonded in from the top to about 2” below the bottom gudgeon. >From there on to the bottom it’s hollow and is meant to fill up with water. There should be two holes that go into the hollow part, one where the front edge turns 90 deg fwd to form the counterbalance and one in the middle of the bottom. It is very important not to let these holes plug up, they are there to drain the hollow cavity when you haul out the boat. Is the “crack” at the top of your rudder along the centreline where the two halves join together? If so I wouldn’t worry too much about it, it probably just the fairing filler chipping out. Rick Taillieu Nemesis '75 C&C 25 #371 Shearwater Yacht Club Halifax, NS. From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Ed Dooley via CnC-List Sent: June-05-14 02:53 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 24 rudder question No, It's hanging on the stern, outside, for a Vermont winter, 5 winters in a row since I've bought the boat. A moisture meter implies gouging a hole through the fiberglass. Is that what you're suggesting? Ed On Jun 4, 2014, at 7:21 PM, John Irvin via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Do you dry it out over the winter? If no, try a moisture meter to check. My 27 has drain plugs I installed to dry out over the Ontario winter.. _____ From: Ed Dooley via CnC-List <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: 2014-06-04 5:00 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List C&C 24 rudder question After reading a few posts of rudder failure on C&C 24s, I thought I should look into mine. It seems solid, but how do I know without drilling into it? There is a crack in the fiberglass at the top of the rudder, but I can’t tell how far in it goes unless I dig into it. Any thoughts on exploratory surgery? I know there are some doctors on this list. :-) Thanks, Ed _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4592 / Virus Database: 3955/7627 - Release Date: 06/05/14
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