[C38] Advice on Rudder

[Steve Smolinske]

Larry,  Joe's comment sparked a memory.  When our boat was out in Feb. we did the cutlass, shaft etc dance too but we also had to replace the rudder cap as it was split in two, I seem to remember them saying they added some new shims in the rudder housing as the old ones were worn.   BTW great job on the race.   

Steve



From: Joseph Launie
Sent: Sat 7/12/2008 1:40 AM
To: larrypi at linkline.com; Catalina 38 Listserve
Subject: Re: [C38] Advice on Rudder


Larry,
    Congratulations on your race finish. I do not think our rudder has 
bearings. Check with the factory. Joe Launie, Macavity, Commodore

Larry Malmberg wrote:
> Greetings and Hallucinations to all;
> We recently competed in the Marina Del Rey to San Diego CA race winning our
> PHRF class, First in all Catalina's corrected and First in Catalina 38's and
> second overall corrected, pretty good for us.  LOL
>
> Upon arriving in San Diego we got a knocking noise which turned out to be
> the cutlass bearing.  To make a long story short we ended up in National
> City at Knight Carver Shipyard and were pulled out.  Cutlass bearing, drive
> line, prop etc were all taken care of and it's perfect including the rudder
> repack, stuffing box etc.  While there and out of the water I wanted them to
> drop the rudder and replace the bushings.  They could not get the bolts
> loose and were afraid of breaking them.
>
> Any advice on getting the rudder off on our next pull out?  We plan on doing
> the Trans Pac in 09 and obviously I want the bottom etc. perfect.  Also, has
> anyone added a grounding plate to their bottom?  If so, which did you use
> and where did you put it and most importantly how effective is it?
>
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> Best regards,
>
> Larry Malmberg
> Hassle
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