[Rhodes22-list] Rudders-loss overboard

[L. Sailor]

thank you. Stan. 

My pintles & gudgeons are totally cool now that I know
you've forseen the possibilities & fixed the problem
before it became one.

elle

--- stan <stan at rhodes22.com> wrote:

> think I better throw in my two gudgeons worth here
> so no new owners or 
> buyers get the wrong idea.   Today's pintles are
> stainless steel tubing that 
> fit in-between double (U shaped) gudgeons.  No way
> anyone can lift the 
> pintles out of the gudgeons without taking the
> transom along.  The rudder 
> assembly comes off (should you ever want to do that)
> by fastly pulling two 
> fast pins - horizontally.
> 
> Bill  (Wickman)  had this system on his last brave
> adventure that the "List" 
> is awaiting the proofs on.
> 
> stan/gbi
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Slim" <salm at mn.rr.com>
> To: "Rhodes22-list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 1:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rudders-loss overboard
> 
> 
> > Rob and Robert, both good ideas.  Since I no
> longer use my "tiller tamer" 
> > I
> > have nothing but the pintels holding the rudder in
> place.  The couple 
> > times
> > it's come off were pretty dicey.  Thanks for the
> tips.
> >
> > Slim
> >
> > On 8/17/06 9:48 AM, "Robert Skinner"
> <robert at squirrelhaven.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I bored a hole in the top pintle and use a
> hairpin to lock it in place.
> >> /Robert
> >>
> >> Slim wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I agree.  The pintles and gudgeons are pretty
> minimalist.   Mine has 
> >>> come
> >>> off several times with following seas and only
> saved because I was 
> >>> holding
> >>> on to it.
> >>>
> >>> Slim
> >>>
> >>> On 8/16/06 10:18 PM, "Chelle or Bob Ginsburg"
> <chellrg at verizon.net> 
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> In the same way Stan has recommended a
> retaining line for the outboard,
> >>>> wouldn't it be prudent to always have the
> rudder/tiller assembly 
> >>>> somehow
> >>>> fastened to something on the hull ( like a
> railing support ) ?
> >>>> Granted there would be slightly more clutter in
> the stern area, but 
> >>>> that
> >>>> "sinking feeling" might be avoided if something
> very unlikely happened 
> >>>> to
> >>>> the pintles in the gudgeons.
> >>>>
> >>>> Bob G
> >>
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