With respect to all concerned, the yard employee’s guidance to paint the C&C rudder white reminded me of the sort of prank played on apprentice electricians:
“Billy, quick, go to the foreman and get me a wire stretcher”. Have never seen this white rudder thing in southern Ontario- seems to me that if it heats and thaws it not only contracts but any liquid or gas can escape via the same path it used to enter. “Billy - Those C&C’s can go off like grenades when the sun comes out” That said - my experience is limited only to itself. Anyway, am Happy to share that my ownership experience is like Matthew’s and others - my 33-2 rudder remains dry and sound, however I do watch it closely and have been proactive with preventative maintenance. Draining a wet one seems like a good interim idea for sure. Pics here of Windstar’s rudder being entombed in epoxy as well as pics of a really nasty rudder failure on a Squadron 36 http://cncwindstar.blogspot.com/2021/04/?m=1 Pics here of what can happen to keels in an area with seasonal haul out and freeze/thaw cycles. https://cncwindstar.blogspot.com/2016/09/mid-1980s-c-keel-issues.html?m=1 Freezing here at the moment. Dave 33-2 windstar Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 8, 2022, at 10:04 AM, Matthew via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > My 42 Custom, my previous 34, and the 36 of the same vintage all have a > similar design for the rudder. The top of the rudder where the rudder post > enters is out of the water when the boat is at rest. If you have a > reasonably good seal where the rudder post enters, water infiltration should > be kept to a minimum. > > From: John Read via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2022 5:40 PM > To: 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: johnmcc...@comcast.net; 'Martin DeYoung' <martin.deyo...@outlook.com>; > John Read <johnprea...@gmail.com> > Subject: Stus-List Re: Painting Rudders White. > > My C&C 34 now 40 years old and nary a problem in this regard. Prior boat 25 > years nary a problem. I think the issue has more to do with how the rudder > is constructed. If just shaped foam covered with a few layers of glass and > even better is water logged then might be a problem. Mine is solid glass 3-4 > inches thick around entire perimeter and is dry so no problems. John your 36 > has older thick not really tapered design so most likely not an issue for you. > > My 2 cents American J > > John Read > Legacy III > 1982 C&C 34 > Noank, CT > > From: Martin DeYoung via CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com] > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2022 4:02 PM > To: Stus-List > Cc: johnmcc...@comcast.net; Martin DeYoung > Subject: Stus-List Re: Painting Rudders White. > > Not quite the same risk but last summer (2021) when Calypso was hauled out > for paint and repairs the PNW experienced a stretch of very hot weather. It > was enough sustained heat that all the white lithium grease around the rudder > bearings “melted” and ran down the rudder to puddle on the tarp (ground). > > Fortunately it cooled down before we got around to stripping/painting the > rudder. > I posted reminders to refill the packing gland before launching but after all > painting was finished. It took most of a grease tube before I observed a > suitable amount of grease squirting out of the usual places. > > Martin DeYoung > Calypso > 1971 C&C 43 > Port Ludlow/Seattle > > > On Jan 7, 2022, at 10:53 AM, John McCrea via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > Curious if anyone has been told that you should paint their rudders white to > prevent issues when the boat is out for the winter? One of the staff at my > winter yard told me he has seen C&C rudders burst due to the sun heating them > up? > > I used to do this on my past Ericson 32 as the previous owner had and told me > that they had similar issues. Did not on our last C&C 37XL nor our current, > and the previous owner of 25 years did not. I am so buried with other boats > around me I doubt I even get any sun exposure. I assume once the boat is in > the water it does not matter. Thanks! > > John McCrea > Talisman > 1979 36-1 > Mystic, CT > 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
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