Just a quick thanks to Michael Ray Wisely and Gary Hyde for the help on my decision to purchase a new Idasailor rudder. I'll keep the group posted as to its performance.
Cheers.... Jake Horine M 17 #263 "Fortuna" --- On Sun, 6/29/08, Michael Ray Wisely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Michael Ray Wisely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: M_Boats: New Rudder > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, June 29, 2008, 9:08 PM > Hi Jake, > > I have one of the Ida Sailor kick ups and I love it. I > only wish it had 3 > pins instead of just 2 that it came with (top and bottom). > I asked about it > and was told that 2 are enough but I would just feel more > comfortable with > 3. I may order another pinion and install it myself. As > far as the piston > goes, I would not leave it in salt water for an extended > period of time, but > it's construction seems to be excellent and it is > stainless I think. If I > keep "Meg" at the dock for any length of time I > remove the rudder, rinse it > and store it forward. It's pretty cumbersome, but I > feel better with it out > of the water as it was pretty pricey. The Bottom line is, > it's a quality > product. > > My 2, > > Best, > > Michael Ray Wisely > M17 #383 > "MEG" > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
