Sounds like you have it right. Odd that the rod will slide up and down to pin it, but the rudder will not. You have it right that the rudder slides up and down....and the pin stays put. Your rod may be bent. Take it out and roll it on a dead flat surface. Does it wobble or roll true? It doesn't take much of a grounding if the rudder is partially up to bend that pin. If the pin is still true, the rudder gudgeons may not be aligned right.
When fully up, you should have well over a foot of road clearance. Maybe more like 15 inches or so. On Jul 25, 2008, at 3:24 PM, Carlos wrote: > Hello all- > As you know I am a new Monty 17 owner. I have a few questions (and > many more to come about other items!) about the mounting of the > rudder. I learned here that on my vintage Monty (1979) the ruder is > attached with a SS rod (supposed to be tapered at bottom end). It is > designed to "stop" at bottom end so as not to slide out (lower gudgeon > is smaller). A cotter pin is then used just below bottom gudgeon > (through rod) to prevent rod from sliding upwards. > > Dilemma: My rods ( I received 2 when I purchased) are not tapered and > my rudder and transom gudgeons all have the same diameter rod hole. > My rods have 2 cotter pin holes (with 1/8" of each other) at one end. > I am trying to slide rod down through gudgeons and attach 2 cotter > rings at bottom transom gudgeon (one above and one below). However, > once attached, rudder will not slide up and down on rod. It turns > smoothly but will not slide up/down unless I force it up while turning > it back and forth. I am placing top rudder gudgeon above top transom > gudgeon. Is this correct? I am thinking that the rudder gudgeons may > not be perfectly aligned (wood expanded/contracted) and this is the > cause. The rod slides through transom gudgeons without much friction. > > When rudder is sliding correctly and is all the way up the rod, does > it clear most ramps for launching/retrieving? > > Any thoughts on this arrangement? Am I installing correctly? Am I > missing something? > > Thanks, > Carlos > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
