[Rhodes22-list] Curved Rudder | 84 Rhodes 22

Tue Dec 5 16:59:03 EST 2017

Bob:
It is hard to see the twist from the photo. Mine (1976) is made of a
fibreglass shell with a metal (lead?) weight at the tip and some kind of
fill inside. I found that there were a lot of large voids inside that I
located by drilling holes and tapping. I filled what I could find with
epoxy. 

It is hard to see how mine could bend without the gel coat cracking. You
might remove all of the paint and look for damage.

I can't think of any way to straighten the rudder. If it affects the sailing
and handling of the boat you will probably need to have Stan replace it. If
it doesn't affect the sailing, I would probably ignore it for a while and
see what happens.

Is it possible that the bolt at the pivot point is loose and holding the
rudder at a bit of an angle?
Graham

Graham Stewart
Agile. R22, 1976
Kingston Ontario Canada

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From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of
C. Robert Lester
Sent: December 4, 2017 8:54 PM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Curved Rudder | 84 Rhodes 22

Forgive for waiting till the end of the season to send this....After pulling
my NH R22 out of Lake Sunapee (3 days before Thanksgiving), I took a moment
to snap a better pic of the curved rudder.
Note I'm looking straight at the stern, starting at the top of the rudder
pic...it's straight...then just below the line that hauls up the rudder,
notice the slight fwd/aft and port/stbd curve.
I don't know the material used in the rudder.

Thanks in advance,
Bob

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From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of
Lowe, Rob
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2017 10:12 AM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Curved Rudder | 84 Rhodes 22

Bob,
Almost looks like the rudder blade has twisted or warped??  Kind of hard to
tell.  Not sure anyone has reported this as an issue before.  What material
is the rudder blade made of? - rob

Rob Lowe

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Graham Stewart
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 11:35 PM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Curved Rudder | 84 Rhodes 22

Thanks for the pictures Bob. I can't be sure I can see the curve but it
looks to me like there might be a bend at the join between the rudder and
the head. That might be possible. I just don't know how the rudder itself
could bend without breaking. That doesn't mean it can't happen.
Graham

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From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of
C. Robert Lester
Sent: February 18, 2017 9:11 PM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Curved Rudder | 84 Rhodes 22

Graham,
Good point about the swollen side as you experienced. However, you can see
by both pics here it is a different case. Pic #2 that has the rudder laying
down and it shows the best example of the curve.
Bob

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From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of
Graham Stewart
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 10:25 PM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Curved Rudder | 84 Rhodes 22

Bob:

Can you post a picture of the rudder? 
I wonder if the rudder is curved or instead has "swollen" on one side due to
water migration into the core - especially if the rudder has been exposed to
freezing. When I rebuilt my rudder I found that there were large voids in it
and undertook to fill them with epoxy. Removing any paint might show cracks
and if so see if there is a pattern that shows the effect of internal
pressure. Just a guess.

Graham Stewart
Agile. R22, 1976
Kingston Ontario Canada

-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of
Michael Weisner
Sent: February 11, 2017 4:41 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Curved Rudder | 84 Rhodes 22

As the list admin, I received this "bounced" email this morning. I am not
sure why it wound up in my inbox but it appears to have been sent to the
list but did not reach the intended destination.  I am therefore forwarding
it to the list.  Note to Bob: If you figure out why your post did not reach
the proper destination, please let me know.  I hope that this helps to find
a solution to your problem.

Mike

s/v Wind Lass ('91)

Nissequogue River, NY

From: C. Robert Lester [mailto:C.Robert.Lester at dartmouth.edu]
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 11:06 AM
To: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
Subject: Curved Rudder | 84 Rhodes 22

I have an 84 Rhodes 22, that came with a "slightly-curved" rudder? As you
can imagine, when under power this applies a slight port steer. As
interested as I am in what would have caused this slight curve to the
rudder, I am more interested in repairing/replacing this issue.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts / suggestions.

Bob

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