[C320-list] Rudder raplacement

[Doug Treff]

No rudder experience either but I second Ron's recommendation fully. I had a racing friend whose boat had the same exact thing happen. A cursory inspection looked like they were very lucky but once a surveyor looked it over, the boat was totaled. All the tabbing for the internal grid system had been pulled loose, the keel-hull joint was compromised, and the hull had a crack showing on the inside which was not visible externally.

Advise him to preceded very carefully on this, and as Ron said, get an INDEPENDENT surveyor of his own even if it means paying for another one besides the one your insurance company or yard recommends.

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Doug Treff
doug at treff.us

On Sat, Apr 10, 2021, at 9:38 AM, RONALD HODEL wrote:
> I have not had any experience with rudders (other than I use one) but I 
> certainly hope that your neighbor gets a first-class surveyor to go 
> over every inch of that boat. (And certainly not a surveyor suggested 
> by the boatyard.) And yes, what a horrifying call.
> Ron Hodel
> #1070 Lokomaikai
> 
> Sent from my iPad