[C320-list] CHIPS BELOW THE WATER LINE

[Chris Burti]

I didn't do the repair and I didn't examine it as closely as I would have
had I done so, but there is a white coating over 1/4" thick where my wing
was gouged.

On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Joe Barrett <joe at dolphinmortgage.com>wrote:

> Fiberglass on the Keel? I didn't think that was the case at all. Looks like
> pure lead to me.
> Joe Barrett
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> Speaking from experience, if the rudder is bent sufficiently to cause
> problems, you can probably tell without looking because it doesn't take
> being more than a couple of inches out of alignment at the bottom to bind
> the wheel. There is also a substantial layer of glass on the wing keel. We
> had the misfortune of having Commitment make an unsupervised trip into a
> cypress swamp during hurricane Ophelia without incurring any damage.
> However, the efforts of the salvage crew dragging her out after the surge
> subsided bent the rudder tube and dug a 8" x 3" gash in the wing as well as
> adding some significant barnacle rash to the hull. We ended up replacing
> the
> rudder in an abundance of caution, but I confirmed with Frank Butler that a
> sleeve repair of the tube would be sound practice. The tube is massive and
> requires a pretty substantial amount of force to bend it. In our case, that
> was a twin engined tug dragging her backward through three feet of water
> with a bottom littered with logs and the rudder hard over (can we say
> duuuummmmbbbb).
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> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Peter Clancy <SAILORPETE at msn.com> wrote:
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> > As a precaution, it's a good idea to check rudder alignment after a
> > hard grounding. This is best done out of the water. It's possible to
> > bend the rudder post from an impact on rocks or a hard bottom. The
> > rudder's vertical alignment can be checked by viewing it from aft of
> > the boat. You can also have someone turn the wheel lock to lock while
> > you look for any side to side movement at the fulcrum point at the
> > base of the rudder. Also, check the top of the rudder tube inside the
> > boat to make sure the rudder post has not dislodged the bearing by
> > being forced upward by an impact. These steps are quick and easy. If your
> rudder post is bent, call your insurance company.
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> > Peter Clancy
> > 'AROBAN' #222 (former owner)
> > Miami, FL
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> Chris Burti Farmville, NC
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