Lake Ontario. So yes below 0C for most days. Dec - Mar. One can imagine on a close haul with the weather helm not properly tuned the stress on the rudder would open the crack and peel the skin off.
On Mon., Apr. 26, 2021, 2:37 p.m. Richard Bush via CnC-List, < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Garry; that is an amazing story! the skin just fell off the rudder? I have > never heard of that! Are you in an area where it freezes all winter? > > Richard > s/v Bushmark4: 1985 C&C 37; Ohio River, Mile 596; > Richard N. Bush Law Offices > 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine > Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 > 502-584-7255 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Garry Cross via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Garry Cross <garr...@gmail.com> > Sent: Mon, Apr 26, 2021 2:25 pm > Subject: Stus-List Re: rudder seam > > I have a 35MkII. I had a crack near the top of the rudder. I thought I > fixed it by wrapping the crack with a couple of sheets of glass, fairing > etc. Attempted to seal the shaft. I was new and didn't know anything about > fixing boats. Anyway it cracked again. Learned about draining the rudder in > the winter. Did that but did not fix the crack. Next haul out the skin was > gone from my rudder and most of the foam. The stock has a steel plate > welded to it and was in good shape. > I had it repaired for around 3 boat bucks Cdn. The guy who did it foamed > and faired the shape and then wrapped cloth completely around it, faired > and interprotected it. > Only one season in so fingers crossed it won't split again. > > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KNh5rRxXr3E9Y8DxBbIOXvvC3bBZ5XUs/view?usp=sharing > > Garry Cross > 1974 C&C MKII > > On Apr 24, 2021, at 5:14 PM, G Gao via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > Continuing my adventure with sailing and my boat...looking for advise from > experienced sailors, as always... > > Today as I was observing the hull condition, I found that my rudder had > the seam showing in this picture: > > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D5lgN8g9YE9EAxo4RPYL9sO4vUnhYVqF/view?usp=sharing > > Is this something serious or I can patch it up myself? > > thank you in advance. > > Bo > > > -- > 1974 C&C 35 MK2 > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - > Stu > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
