[Rhodes22-list] Major Problem Minor Repair

[Graham Stewart]

Chris:

You asked why I rebuilt my rudder. I am doing a complete rebuild of my boat.
Part of that rebuild was to restore the rudder and centreboard. Both were
damaged through abrasion, osmosis and various nicks and bangs. They are,
after all, 35 years old. The fix consists of removing blisters, filling the
holes and scratches with epoxy fillers, fairing the outside with epoxy and
fairing powder and then coating with multiple coats of epoxy with aluminium
powder before coating with anti-fouling paint. The centre board also had a
lot of hollow areas that I filled with epoxy. 

Graham 

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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Chrissailorman
Sent: March-28-14 10:20 AM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Major Problem Minor Repair

Hey Graham
Hear you loud and clear...perhaps some kind of friction clamp that you would
set the friction enough to hold the rudder down while sailing, but a strike
would let it slip. Thumb screw or wing nut...think my Continental had
something like that... Not elegant but it works...

Why did you have to rebuild the rudder? 

For me, I just take a loose wrap of the up haul line around the cleat and
quickly release it when I start to touch bottom and leave it to spring free.

Please let me know if you find something that works well...
Chris
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> On Mar 28, 2014, at 9:34 AM, "Graham Stewart" <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Chris. I have had something similar but would prefer a locking 
> mechanism that will release if the rudder hits something. I have been 
> spending a ridiculous amount of time rebuilding my rudder and I would 
> like to keep it in good shape.
> 
> Graham
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of 
> chrissailorman
> Sent: March-27-14 11:34 PM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Major Problem Minor Repair
> 
> Hey Graham...don't know if you ever resolved the rudder lines question...
> But mine simply has a small horn cleat on top of the rudder use the 
> cleat to lock the rudder in the up position...like when in its 
> slip...or cleat the red line to hold it in the down position, but that 
> doesn't release on its own.... I'm sure there are updated solutions 
> but this simple one works well
> 
> Chris Greco
> 
> 
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> Great South Bay
> 1986 Rhodes 22,  Blue Hawaii
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