I imagine a machine shop could rebuild the missing bronze through bronze welding using something like a silicon bronze tig rod and then machine the top flat again?
Or check with Edson Marine? They may have something? Ken H, On Sat, 20 Apr 2019 at 11:11, Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Listers: > > I am in need of a source for a small piece of bronze, which will > likely need to be fabricated. On my 42, the top of the rudder post exits > through the coaming just aft of the cockpit. There is a simple but > ingenious method of securing it. There are two, small stainless steel > wheels bolted to the rudder post which roll on the surface when the rudder > turns. They sit on a bronze ring that looks like a large washer that fits > around the rudder post and is screwed onto the deck. The bronze ring > serves as the surface for the two wheels to roll on. This contraption is > housed in a fiberglass cover that screws onto the top of the rudder post. > By removing the cover, you can use the post for emergency steering, which, > unlike a lot of boats I’ve seen, is a reasonably convenient location for > this. > > Last year, unbeknownst to me (due to the fiberglass cover), a nut came > off the bolt holding the wheels in place, and one of the wheels nearly came > off. Because the wheel was angled and not rolling flat, it started wearing > a groove into the bronze ring. I would like to replace the bronze ring, > but cannot imagine this is an off-the-shelf item. Does anyone know of a > source for bronze for this purpose. Without measuring, my guess is that I > need a piece roughly 6” x 6” x 3/16” thick (or thereabouts). > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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