Thank you, Nathan! I appreciate it. The rudder itself seems super strong and otherwise very solid. I drilled 2 more holes this morning near where I did the other spacing them a few inches apart. I got some more water out but not a lot. I put my shop vac on each one for a while and now I have my heat gun pointed at it on medium from about a foot away so I don't burn it. It seems to be drying out....
I'll be gone for a few days so that'll give it more time to drain and air out. Then I'll epoxy it up and carry on. Regards, Brian On Wed, Jan 5, 2022, 10:00 AM Nathan Post via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi Brian, > > There are differing views on wet rudders. Mine fills up with seawater > over the season - the first few seasons I drilled a hole near the bottom > and let it drain while hauled out for the winter (don't want it to freeze > and break the rudder). Each spring I filled the hole, sanded, barrier coat > and paint. A year ago I installed threaded bronze fitting so that I can > plug it with a set screw instead of drilling and patching each year. My > guess is a previous owner on your boat was doing something similar, > exploring your rudder for water and perhaps poorly or not at all repairing > the holes afterwards. Depending on how you use the boat (e.g. offshore vs. > coastal cruising) and where, getting it rebuilt may be a good idea or might > be unnecessary - e.g. is getting help and a tow reasonable if it was to > fail? The main concern would be if it is still structurally sound or if the > metal components are too corroded and could fail at some point which is > hard to tell without opening it up and rebuilding it. There are lots of > different opinions on how likely a problem is but nearly all older boats > have wet rudders it seems and they don't appear to fail very often on the > C&Cs at least as far as I know. > > Nathan > S/V Wisper > Lynn MA > 1981 C&C 34 CB > 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
