Last year we dropped the rudder on Persistence to replace the rudder bushings.
After going through that process once I cannot imagine how annoying it would be
to remove the rudder every year! (unless I was sailing a Laser)
I have been following this thread with interest – and yes this list is
To expand on the set screw idea. A garboard drain would be ideal. I have one
in the hull and duplicating that on the rudder makes sense. Otherwise,
repairing the problem and keeping the water out is always best. But hey,
sometimes you never know and having it off every winter is good
Set screws are a great idea for a drain.
That's why this list is so valuable. So many different listers; so many
alternative ideas.
I'm going to try that idea. Heretofore, I've always drilled the quarter inch
hole. My rudder usually drips a few drops and stops, but It drips after a
heavy
Firefly (C 27 III) has a similar problem. We installed set screws for the
drain holes which allow the 2-3 cups of water to drip out in the fall. Sealed
with Vaseline when the set screws go in at spring launch. No issues this way.
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Brian Davis
West Palm Beach, Florida
s/v Nina
1980 Landfall 38SL
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Thank you, Spencer.
Makes sense. I'm in south Florida, so we never get a freeze. I drilled a
couple more holes, dug around with a screwdriver, vacuumed it a lot, and
have had my heat gun blowing in the area for about 3 hours now...at a safe
distance. Its seems pretty dry, but I'm going to let
Hi Brian...I replaced my rudder in 2018 after years of bringing it home over
the winter to let it drain out of the rudder-shaft connection. I gave up and
had Competition Composites (cci.one) in Ontario repair it. Their computer
scanned the rudder, removed the fiberglass and foam confirming
Thank you, Nathan! I appreciate it. The rudder itself seems super strong
and otherwise very solid. I drilled 2 more holes this morning near where I
did the other spacing them a few inches apart. I got some more water out
but not a lot. I put my shop vac on each one for a while and now I have my
Drill a few more drain holes top middle bottom and let it drain and dry out
inside. When dry fill holes with thickened epoxy fair and barrier coat. Pay
careful attention to cleaning out the gap around the rudder post. Dental
tools work good for that. Let it dry and reseal with thickened epoxy.
There was a Landfall 38 for sale that had in the description of the boat that
they had injected about 2 gallons of epoxy into the rudder. I wouldn’t go buy a
new rudder quite yet, it may be as fine as the rudders on all the other old
C On the few occasions I have been out in freezing weather I
There is a good chance that every rudder in the yard is wet. The biggest
risk is that the web that is welded to the shaft may rust to the point of
failure and the shaft could then rotate in the rudder. Very worst case the
fiberglass would fall away from the shaft.
In the interim the water can
Hi Brian,
There are differing views on wet rudders. Mine fills up with seawater over
the season - the first few seasons I drilled a hole near the bottom and let
it drain while hauled out for the winter (don't want it to freeze and
break the rudder). Each spring I filled the hole, sanded,
Good morning everyone! Happy New Year!
I've spent the last 2 weeks totally sanding Nina's bottom down to the gel
coat in prep for a new paint job using The Black Widow from Pettit.
I came across some issues with the rudder yesterday and was wondering if
any of you have fixed similar. After
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