[frers-list]Rudder problem

Wed, 19 Nov 2014 22:03:58 -0500

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Thanks Ed. I have a pro who's good at this stuff. He recordd my decks when I bought the boat.  Will get him on it

Best,

Bill 
514 942-6709

> On Nov 19, 2014, at 9:59 PM, Edgar Smith <Edgar@geomatrixproductions.com> wrote:
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> Bill:
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> The bearings on Pachyderm rudder are 5 inch sections of tube that fit snugly over the rudder shaft top and bottom. I'm not sure of the material they are made of but something hard and slick like teflon. The bottom bearing was bonded in place inside the rudder tube. To get it out my yard had to chip away gel coat after the rudder was dropped and re-bond the new one in place. My guess is that during your encounter with the rock, you fractured the bond holding the lower bearing in place and the shaft and bearing are now moving inside the rudder tube. 
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> I'd say this is a professional job to get the alignment perfect unless you know way more about glass repair than I do. I'd also suggest getting it fixed this winter. If continued use in the current condition results in scoring on the rudder post than you will likely need to replace the entire rudder and bearings.
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> Ed

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<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Thanks Ed. I have a pro who's good at this stuff. He recordd my decks when I bought the boat. &nbsp;Will get him on it</div><div><br></div><div>Best,<br><br>Bill&nbsp;<div>514 942-6709</div></div><div><br>On Nov 19, 2014, at 9:59 PM, Edgar Smith &lt;<a href="mailto:Edgar@geomatrixproductions.com">Edgar@geomatrixproductions.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>

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The bearings on Pachyderm rudder are 5 inch sections of tube that fit snugly over the rudder shaft top and bottom. I'm not sure of the material they are made of but something hard and slick like teflon. The bottom bearing was bonded in place inside the rudder
 tube. To get it out my yard had to chip away gel coat after the rudder was dropped and re-bond the new one in place. My guess is that during your encounter with the rock, you fractured the bond holding the lower bearing in place and the shaft and bearing are
 now moving inside the rudder tube. <br>
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I'd say this is a professional job to get the alignment perfect unless you know way more about glass repair than I do. I'd also suggest getting it fixed this winter. If continued use in the current condition results in scoring on the rudder post than you will
 likely need to replace the entire rudder and bearings.<br>
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Ed<br>
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