If your wheel is stiff and you've lubed everything, then I would strongly
suspect a bent rudder shaft, and since it has been stiff since you bought the
boat, you're unfortunately in a position where you don't know all the past
history.
I had a friend who's wife was motoring and didn't realize there was a line of
pilings in the water (they were not well marked). She got the keel and rudder
in between the line and couldn't get out. It bent the rudder, but not so bad
that it couldn't be turned.
In the end, the insurance replaced the rudder and that solved the problem.
In your particular case, if you can determine the point and extent of the bend,
you can probably find a heavy-duty machine shop with a hydraulic press that can
straighten the shaft.
Sorry for the less than stellar news,
Bruce Whitmore
(847) 404-5092 (mobile)
bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net
From: Martin Kane via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Martin Kane <martink...@sympatico.ca>
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2017 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: Stus-List wheel squeak
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{}#yiv8452622575 I had the rudder out of my ’83 29-2 last winter. The only
metal bushing/bearing is where the post comes thru the cockpit sole. There was
only minimal wear on mine so I didn’t replace it. The fit between the rudder
post and fibreglass rudder tube is tight and there is no stuffing box like on
the prop shaft. There is just a tube which acts as a long bushing/bearing. If
the grease in the tube has gone hard, then injecting fresh won’t clear out the
old grease. If you decide to drop the rudder be careful as it is only held in
place by the two set screws in collar that sits on top of the post. I’d guess
it weighs about a 100lbs and doesn’t really have any good hand holds. So not
that easy to work with. When the boat on the hard I can move the rudder from
stop to stop with the pressure from one finger. Martin 29-2 Recalculating
From: Bruce Pope [mailto:brucep...@live.ca]
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2017 3:20 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List wheel squeak Hello. On a similar note....The wheel on
my 1986 29-2 has been stiff since purchase 3 years ago. I have lube'd
everything in the steering system that was recommended by folks on this list
including pumping fresh waterproof grease into the rudder post stuffing box
thru a zerk fitting (with old grease pushing out of the top). I read a post
some time ago indicating that there is likely a bushing at the top of the
rudder post where it enters the cockpit sole - at the emergency tiller steering
unit. Wondering if anyone knows whether the 80's vintage C&C 29-2's also have
bushing/bearings down in the rudder post stuffing box ? If yes, also
wondering if anyone knows where I can get replacement bushings or will I have
to get someone to make them?I am borrowing a trailer to haul the boat and on a
pretty tight time schedule so would like to have parts in hand before I
haul.Thanks. Bruce1986 29-2GyrfalconKootenay Lake, BC
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