Charlie,

 

I don’t know of an off-the-shelf supplier for these parts.  It would be easy 
for a machine shop to make them out of the proper material.  I think Wally made 
some or had some made.  McMaster has a wide variety of plastics.  Delerin would 
be my first choice of material.  The thickness isn’t too important, as the 
donut can be adjusted to compensate for small variations in thickness.

 

The replacement can be done in the water.  You will need to secure the rudder 
to keep it from dropping too far.  A hose clamp around the rudder post, just 
below the quadrant would work, if you have room there.  The quadrant itself 
will keep the rudder in the boat, so no worries about that.  You could even tie 
some rope to the rudder to hold it up, but once the line gets wet it will start 
to stretch.   This would not be my preferred technique.

 

Jake

 

Jake Brodersen

“Midnight Mistress”

C&C 35 Mk-III

Hampton VA

 

 

 

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Charlie 
Normand via CnC-List
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2014 12:25 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Stus-List top rudder post washer

 

After a beautiful sail yesterday in Narragansett Bay by Fort Adams (site of 
this year's NE Rendezvous - still room to sign up..),  I noticed that a piece 
of the white teflon (?) plastic ring around the rudder post had come off.  It 
is located under the helm seat hump and the 2 horizontal pegs that stick out 
from the side of the top of the rudder post ride on the ring.  The ring body is 
about a half inch wide and about 1/8 inch thick.  It is secured by screws.

 

Any leads on:  1. where to get replacement, 2 how to replace and 3. whether 
this can be done without dropping the rudder?

 

Thanks for any tips.

 

Charlie

 

Shadow Dancer

1987 C&C 33 MKII

Jamestown, RI

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