[Rhodes22-list] Rudders-loss overboard

[Rob Lowe]

Elle,
As requested, here's a photo of my simple rudder loss preventer.  A metal
hose clamp around the upper pintle. - rob


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "L. Sailor" <watermusic38 at yahoo.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rudders-loss overboard


> Rob,
>
> Could you take a picture of this arrangement & post
> it?
>
> thanks.
>
> elle
>
> --- Rob Lowe <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
>
> > Someone showed me the trick of taking a metal hose
> > clamp and putting it on
> > pintle and tightening it down once the rudder was
> > mounted.  Keeps the rudder
> > from popping out.
> >
> > Rob Lowe
> > S/V Getaway
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Slim" <salm at mn.rr.com>
> > To: "Rhodes22-list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 11:31 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rudders-loss overboard
> >
> >
> > > 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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