Another cotter ring at the lower end of the rod would work for me, I think. Thanks!
Gordon On Sep 27, 2008, at 9:31 AM, Chad Parrish wrote: > The rod on my boat has been machined a bit smaller near the bottom so > a portion of the rod extends beyond the lower gudgeon, there is a > hole through the rod that a snap ring or pin can be inserted to > prevent the rod from going up when you raise the rudder. I can snap a > picture of this if the description is unclear, just let me know. > > --Chad > > > On Sep 27, 2008, at 9:12 AM, Gordon Gilbert wrote: > >> Hi, Jim: >> I just experienced a similar thing on a sail yesterday. In my case >> (I'm not sure if your setup is the same as my 1983 model), the steel >> rod that the rudder hinges on had ridden up when I raised the rudder >> previously. Then when I lowered it, the rod did not go down >> completely with the rudder, leaving the rod short and out of the >> lowest gudgeon (right word?). This has happened before, and when I >> pushed down the rod completely (so the cotter ring can't go any >> lower) the humming went away. I determined yesterday that I just need >> to ensure that the rod goes all the way down with the rudder every >> time I lower it for a sail. >> >> Have a great weekend! >> >> Gordon >> M-17 "Sapphire" >> Milwaukee >> >> >> On Sep 27, 2008, at 2:20 AM, James Poulakis wrote: >> >>> Sailing even with a moderate breeze makes Spirit's rudder hum loud >>> enough to drown out the Pillar Point fog horn. The rudder is new >>> and >>> doesn't seem to be warped. Is there a trick to stop this or is it >>> just a Monty thing? >>> >>> Jim Poulakis >>> "Spirit" (M17) >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ >>> montgomery_boats >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
