I'm afraid you're gonna have to go digging around inside but I agree that it sounds like the quadrant (or hydraulic drive arm if equipped) is what stopped the rudder from dropping further. I'm not familiar with the 37 but on the 37+ the rudder is held up by a stainless bolt with bronze rollers on either side and a nylock holding the whole works together. If the bolt breaks or the nylock comes off and the bolt works its way out, then the rudder would fall.
All the best, Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD Dec 7, 2023 15:15:10 Richard Bush via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>: > > Hi all; I am in need the collective wisdom of the group for a rudder issue; > my boat (1985 C&C 37 CB) has been sitting on a trailer since early September > for repairs to the hull, not rudder related; sometime in the past week the > rudder has dropped a full two plus inches and no one knows how this happened; > the hull has been painted and the painters said they moved the rudder by > moving the steering wheel and had no issues; does anyone have any ideas or > suggests about what could have occurred? and more importantly, what needs to > be done to make the rudder usable? > > > We were hoping to relaunch in the next week or so...I'll be happy to provide > more information if anyone has questions...Thanks! > > Richard > 1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River... > > > Richard N. Bush Law Offices > 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine > Louisville, Kentucky 40220 > (502) 584-7255
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