The funny answer is that you can drop it once!
Sorry, I couldn't resist that answer. Ron Ander C&C 29 Mk 2 E.Y.C. From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Pope via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 4:46 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Bruce Pope Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 29 mk2 rudder Hello. I am looking for advice on the same topic for my 86 29-2 so anything that answers Bob's questions below will be greatly appreciated by myself as well. I hauled after purchase a year ago and the rudder was badly blistered. I only had a week to work with (and a gazillion things to do) as I was transporting and launching the boat to get it off my buddies loaner trailer so I ground out the blisters letting them drain, built a tarp house around the rudder and ran a hair dryer around the clock (until hairdryer melted) hoping to dry out as much as possible. At the end of the week I puttied/faired, painted on a couple base coats, a couple coats of antifoul and launched it. The rudder is also very stiff (wheel steering) and is in obvious need of a service. I am thinking the best plan would be to drop the rudder and open it up a bit more to completely dry it and/or inspect? Hope this isn't too dopey a question but can I drop the rudder while the boat is in the water? Regards, Bruce s/v 'Gyrfalcon' '86 C&C 29 MK II Kootenay Lake, BC _____ From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> on behalf of Bob Hickson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 10:53 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Bob Hickson Subject: Stus-List C&C 29 mk2 rudder A couple of weeks ago, I noticed a hair line crack in the leading edge of the rudder on my 29-2 (1985 built in the US plant) This weekend, I sanded back from the leading edge about 6 inches in preparation for 2 layers of fiberglass cloth to be epoxied over the leading edge. When I sanded back along the sides of the rudder, I found 8 to 10 holes 3/8 inch diameter drilled through the port side and a couple of holes on the starboard side. The holes are randomly located different distances from the front edge and over the full height of the rudder. I drilled these old holes out and I am puzzled at what seems to be inside the rudder. The coring appears to be a mixture of deteriorated balsa (I don't think balsa coring was ever put into a rudder by C&C), deteriorated / wet foam and dry foam in good condition. There also seem to be voids behind some of the holes about 2 to 3 inches in diameter. I believe that the rudder must have been repaired by the PO. I would rather not do a total rebuild on the rudder this spring. My thoughts are to go ahead with 2 layers of glass cloth (first layer 5 inches / second layer 10 inches wide) epoxied over the leading edge. I was wondering about filling the rudder with a low viscosity epoxy. I would fill the bottom 12 inches first through holes in the sides and then work my way to the top of the rudder in 12 inch sections as the lower sections cured. Does this sound like a reasonable plan? Has anyone done a similar repair? If so how long has it lasted? Does anyone know how many tangs are located in the rudder and there approximately location? Fair Winds, Bob Hickson, P. Eng. Frenchman's Bay Yacht Club, C and C 29 mark 2, Flying Colours, 416-919-2297 <mailto:bobhick...@rogers.com> bobhick...@rogers.com
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