[Rhodes22-list] Centerboard top glassed in?

[Graham Stewart]

You definitely need to secure the pintles into the gudgeons.

My rudder pin (1974) originally had a flat spring gizmo at the "flat spot"
that held the pintle in the gudgeon. I thought I didn't need it as the
weight of the rudder seemed more than enough to keep it in place. Wrong
again. While at its mooring during a somewhat rough period the rudder was
lifted enough for the  lower pintle to be lifted free of the gudgeon and
then hanging from the upper pintle alone, thankfully as otherwise I would
have lost the rudder, it thrashed about in the waves damaging the gelcoat
extensively all over the transom. 

My fix was to drill a hole through the lower pintle so that I could insert a
cotter pin. I drilled the hole about 1/2" below where the lower gudgeon hole
is to give me some space to insert the pin and then put a 1/2" piece of
rubber tube (gas line I think) above the cotter pin and the gudgeon to act
as a spacer and also as a shock absorber. 

Removing the rudder was easier and much faster with the spring but you would
need to buy a new pintle. The cotter pin works for me.

Graham 

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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Centerboard top glassed in?

Well she is now floating after two trips down the launch ramp to test float
and rebuilding the centerboard parts to accept new gasket (Thanks Luis
Guzman for sending me the neoprene) and another trip down after putting up
the mast etc. Installed new centerboard rope and hose. I'm tired - time for
a beer.

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