Re: Stus-List Water in rudder

Thks for the info On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 10:47 AM Josh Muckley via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > During the rebuild, the fiberglass guy made extra efforts to dig out a > V-groove around the shaft and repack it with some special flex epoxy. I > don't know where the leak occurred but

Re: Stus-List Water in rudder

During the rebuild, the fiberglass guy made extra efforts to dig out a V-groove around the shaft and repack it with some special flex epoxy. I don't know where the leak occurred but regardless I still got water in the rudder. Josh On Mon, Jun 8, 2020, 04:14 Joel Delamirande via CnC-List <

Stus-List Water in rudder

Joel: The usual way water water gets in the rudder in where the rudder post enters the rudder.  If you can apply a good water resistance sealant around the rudder post where it enters the rudder, that should help. I go a slightly similar route.each Spring before launch, I pack that area

Re: Stus-List Water in rudder

My experience -27 Mk III - has been to drain rye rudder each fall, I drilled holes and put set screws in for the season. About 2 cups is what drains out. Has worked for 20 years so far. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 8, 2020, at 7:42 AM, Nathan Post via CnC-List wrote:  Seems to be a normal

Re: Stus-List Water in rudder

Seems to be a normal problem and from all the feedback on this list I decided to leave it alone rather than replace or attempt a rebuild and I just make sure I drain it in the winter. I am pretty sure that the metal components in my rudder are already encapsulated based on a few exploratory holes

Re: Stus-List Water in rudder

It's more or less a normal degradation - stated differently as "common problem". I had mine rebuilt at a considerable cost and only a few years later it showed signs of having become water logged again. Being water logged is not really the problem, freezing and corrosion are. I make sure that

Stus-List Water in rudder

Is there a way to prevent water from going inside the rudder or is that normal -- Joel Delamirande *www.jdroofing.ca * ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly