Insurance is paying right? Let them figure it out. I would not have considered the solution they suggest but if they have confidence then they probably also have the experience to back it up.
If the company can't straighten it then you'll get a new rudder any way. Josh Muckley S /V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Mon, Jul 30, 2018, 11:47 AM David Knecht via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I have a decision to make on repairing the rudder on my boat after it was > damaged in a grounding on a reef. The shaft is bent and they are proposing > to straighten the shaft and then repair the fiberglass. It was described > to me by the surveyor as a common process and no big deal. He said they > used heat and hydraulics to do it while the shaft is still attached to the > rudder. He described one done recently on a Nonesuch as bent worse than > mine and came out fine. I have been looking into having a replacement > built, but that is going to take more time and money to do, so I am > wondering what the experience and wisdom of the group is on the issue of > repair. Thanks- Dave > > Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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