[Rhodes22-list] Rory and other new boat owners re rudder

[Rory Orkin]

This is how my boat came from GB as a recon..Seems a Stan mod ... I believe
on new boats but positioned on the bottom just a little more forward. 


Todd Tavares wrote:
> 
> Rory,
> 
> Like Rummy said, that is a strange looking set-up.   Maybe I should be
> directing these inquiries to Stan but, is that how it came from GB or is
> that an owner mod? Is this a design change for future Rhodes 22 rudders,
> forced by the shortage of strap type pintles that can span the 2 1/2"
> rudder casing?
> 
> Rory one suggestion for a repair would be to cut the turning tube thingy
> down so it would fit between the rudderhead cheeks and through bolt
> through the middle of the tube. You could even put a doughnut of
> starboard plastic around the tube and it could actually double as the
> down stop.  It may work, but is just a suggestion.....having not seen the
> rudder first-hand. See attached
> 
> Todd T.
> 
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: stan
>   To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
>   Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rory and other new boat owners re rudder
>   Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:29:56 -0500
> 
> 
>   of course the red rudder line was meant to be on the bow side of
>   the turning bar, not behind it.
> 
>   the turning bar was meant to be mounted to the bottom of the rudder
>   head so that the down blade comes to stop by meeting the filler
>   spacer between the rudder cheeks and not by hitting against this
>   little turning bar and using this bar as its downside stop. It
>   apparently had been mounted too far aft. You can get the red
>   downhaul line to do what it was intended to do by having an angle
>   on the bottom side of the rudder cheeks spacer piece so the angle
>   allows the double line to be fed forward and around the bow sid e of
>   the turning bar before its two ends turn back to terminate in the
>   two holes on the leading edge of the rudder blade.
> 
>   stan
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- From:
>   To:
>   Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 1:41 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rory and other new boat owners re rudder
> 
> 
>   >
>   > In a message dated 11/17/2006 10:56:08 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>   > roryorkin at earthlink.net writes:
>   >
>   > http://www.nabble.com/file/4210/E27C2128.JPG
>   >
>   >
>   > Great pictures. This helps a lot. I have seen a few changes in the
>   rudder
>   > mounts over time, but I've never seen anything like this before.
>   Anyone else
>   > have the same setup?
>   >
>   > Rummy
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