John and Maryann, I have an 81 cnc34 and have never noticed water coming in at the rudder shaft but now i will look more closely. This spring before launch i removed the nut and washer to inspect due to some movement and "groaning" in heavier weather. I put a bit of waterproof grease on washer and put back together. A little grease might resolve your leak issue. Man does the steering glide like silk now! No groans either.
Jeff Laman 81 C&C34 Harmony Ludington MI Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> ________________________________ From: John and Maryann Read via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2021 3:35:36 PM To: 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: John and Maryann Read <johnprea...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List Re: Leaking rudder shaft Rain water coming down – should have been more explicit. No issue of sea water coming up John From: Joe Della Barba via CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com] Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2021 3:27 PM To: 'Stus-List' Cc: j...@dellabarba.com Subject: Stus-List Re: Leaking rudder shaft Do you mean sea water coming up or rainwater coming down??? Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I Kent Island MD USA From: John and Maryann Read via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2021 3:01 PM To: 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: John and Maryann Read <johnprea...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List Leaking rudder shaft Any thoughts on how to stop the leak where the rudder shaft comes through the cockpit floor on a 34? The interface of delrin washers under the nut leak if heavy rain. Am thinking of some sort of cover over the nut. Leak drips onto quadrant under floor then into bilge. TIA John and Maryann Legacy III 1982 C&C 34 Noank, CT
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