A 30-1 rudder weighs 100 pounds!?! I can easily carry my 35-1 rudder around, I doubt it weighs half that. Did C&C forget some part in mine?
Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I www.dellabarba.com From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 10:59 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: CHARLES SCHEAFFER <cscheaf...@comcast.net> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Stus-List Rudder removal Hey Lewis, When I dropped my rudder, I dug a hole and setup an egg crate as a fulcrum and caught the weight of the rudder with an eight foot long 2x8 plank, as a lever. I had a thick cushion under the rudder tip and a thick rubber mat. I also laid a few fenders and cushions on the ground to make a soft nest where I could lay the rudder down gently and not chip the sharp edges. Anyway, I added weight to the end of the lever till it pushed the rudder up tight and added a little more, and then I undid the bolts above so the rudder was supported until I got down to control the drop from underneath. Did it alone and preparation made it pretty easy. To get it back in, I got some help to steer the SS rudder stock back up into the shaft in the hull and used the same lever and fulcrum technigue so it was the least effort. My helper stood on the wooden plank while I ran up the ladder and installed the pin with roller bearings. Do you know if the steering system on you C&C 30 is Edson or Whitlock or which brand? Chuck S On June 15, 2020 at 7:37 AM Lewis Cooke via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: Joel, I'm in the middle of doing mine on a 30-1 it's not hard but the rudder does weigh around 100 lbs. You're going to need about 2 feet of clearance under the rudder (assuming you're on the hard) to pull the rudder completely out. The steering quadrant should have one a through bolt and four bolt that hold the clam shells together, push up on the rudder until taking away all the axial play and block it up, remove the through bolt, I put zip ties on the cables at the wheels to hold them in place, loosen the bolts on the stuffing box( should be three bolts where the rudder shaft comes through the lower hull), remove the tiller cap and it should come right out. Mind you my cables were not very tight so I did not have to mess with them but they are only jam nutted and not hard to loosen, just measure how much thread is showing so you can return it to the correct tension. Lewis Cooke S/V For Play C&C 30-1 #45
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