Here in the great white north the concern is the water freezing and
splitting the rudder. The surveyor concurred with that reasoning. Good
old fresh water has it advantages but cold weather has its own items to
be concerned with. We haul, winterize and cover but we don't have to
worry about Hurricanes and electrolysis (at least as much as salt
water). My shaft zincs are pretty much only a shaft stop.
Thanks for all of the input on drain holes. I think I have my game plan.
Neil Schiller
1983 C&C 35, Mark III, #028
"Grace"
White Lake, Michigan
On 10/8/2017 10:48 AM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List wrote:
When we bought ours the surveyor gave cautionary guidance that water
in the rudder was bad since it could cause the metal web inside to
rust. Eventually this could result in the rudder twisting freely on
the post or even falling off. His guidance was that the only good way
to fix the problem was to have the rudder rebuilt. He told stories of
some people drilling drain holes but wasn't convinced that all the
water ever made it out. Imagine trying to dry your laundry by just
draining the tank and opening the lid of the washing machine. We were
sufficiently scared by the possible consequences and had the rudder
rebuilt the following winter. In conclusion the steel web and welds
were perfect and draining may have been sufficient - but for how long
is anyone's guess. Some people have a hard time sleeping on the
hook. Instead I have nightmares about killing people when the rudder,
mast, or keel fail.
Here are the pictures that the fiberglass guy took during the
rebuild. They should help you when determining the internal structure
of your rudder and where to drill holes.
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8pEh5lnvP1yVUdWUDNxVGFUcDA
Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C&C 37+
Solomons, MD
On Oct 7, 2017 2:56 PM, "schiller via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com
<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:
One of the items in our new C&C 35, Mark III was that there was
moisture in the rudder and the surveyor suggested drilling
drainage holes. Anyone want to suggest the location to drill? We
hauled out last night and I am going up to the boat to disconnect
batteries on Wednesday. I assume that the drainage holes will be
in the lower quadrant of the rudder. Should they be in the side
or in the bottom surface (or does it really matter.
I never had to do this on my Redwing 35 so this is new to us.
Neil Schiller
1983 C&C 35, Mark III, #028
"Grace"
White Lake, Michigan
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