Thanks for the responses, gentlemen. I’ll pull the radial quadrant to check the
bearings, then, when I get hauled, I’ll look for the spacer bushing. I have a
piece of Delrin I can cut a new bushing from. I’ll certainly be happier when
the steering and rudder are all checked out.
Al Liles
SV Elendil, C&C 37/40
Vancouver BC
> On Mar 18, 2020, at 6:46 AM, Gary Russell via CnC-List
> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
>
> In the case of Kaylarah ('90 C&C 37+) which should be the same design, the
> rudder hangs on two ball bearings on a transverse shaft that sit on top of a
> round metal bearing plate on top of the deck. The only thing that restricts
> upward motion is a Delrin shim washer that sits between the top of the rudder
> and the bottom rudder bearing.
>
> Gary
> SV Kaylarah
> '90 C&C 37+
> East Greenwich, Ri, USA
> ~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~
>
>
>
>> On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 9:57 PM Alan Liles via CnC-List
>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
>> Hello All,
>>
>> The rudder on my C&C 37/40 was clunking while running before a following
>> sea. I removed the pedestal and cables to replace my idler plate and when I
>> grabbed the radial quadrant atop the rudder post to check for play I found
>> quite a bit (3/4"or so) of axial play (up and down). My question is; how is
>> the rudder located in the axial plane? Do the upper and lower bushings act
>> as thrust bushings as well? I've looked at the rudder drawings provided by
>> Ken Heaton but can't tell if the lower bushing is the one that sets the end
>> play in the rudder shaft. The boat will be out of the water soon so that
>> will be my big chance to fix this.
>>
>> Alan Liles
>> SV Elendil, C&C 37/40
>> Vancouver, BC
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