If these links work, here are a few photos of the washer at the top of our rudder. This is the washer between the blade and the hull (rudder tube bottom).
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Kc6DcNVCBc5u3aYQ6 https://photos.app.goo.gl/NgVuYFUfcgKggkAn7 https://photos.app.goo.gl/QghU8K3wPqcke5Ai6 https://photos.app.goo.gl/vQTAV6pvfACeL6g66 Ken Heaton & Anne Tobin S/V Salazar - Can 54955 C&C 37/40 XL - Hull # 67 Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia https://c-c-37-40.blogspot.ca/p/salazar.html On Thu, 19 Mar 2020 at 13:20, Alan Liles via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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