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Topic: washers for bayraider rudder? (Read 512 times)
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John Davis
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Hoping someone can help me with ways of stopping my rudder blade from moving about in the stainless steel cheeks. Has anyone fitted formica washers, or anything like that, beside the blade to fill in the space but without making it too stiff to raise and lower the blade easily?
Thanks,
John
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Claus Riepe
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John,
I glue thin strips of teakwood onto the surface of the rudderhead. I sand them down until they give a tight fit and then apply boat grease to reduce friction. Takes a bit of time, trial and error, but then it works fine.
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Claus Riepe
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John,
I forgot:
A single washer on the central bolt cannot solve your problem completely because the gap between rudderblade and stainless steel housing is not even, probably due to the welding process.
What you really want to eliminate is the play of the rudderblade while it is full down. So for that it is sufficient to have these cushioning strips, and in just the right places. Which you find easily when you have your boat out of the water and watch the rudderblade in its housing as you swing it manually between up and down.
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Julian Swindell
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I have just fitted large, thin PTFE washers (they are the same size as the rudder blade head), one either side of my blade head. They were quite a fiddle to get in as the gap is very tight but they seem to work well. Ideally I want two each side and I may have a go at fitting another pair, but as I said, the gap is tight. The blade raises and lowers more smoothly than ever.
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Simon Knight
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I have just had a look at the rudder on my BayRaider and I think that I need to do something. There is quite a lot of play and the steel frame is damaging the rudder when it is raised for towing. I think that I will attempt a combination of wood strips and PTFE; but one question where does one get large pieces of PTFE from?
best wishes
Simon
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Jeremy
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I\\\'ve bought PTFE sheet from these people: http://www.bearingboys.co.uk/Plastic_Sheets-2532-cIt is not cheap, though! An alternative is to try ebay. If you search ebay for \\\'PTFE sheet\\\' you will probably find a few sources. You might want to look at using something like Tufnol instead of PTFE, as this can easily be sanded down to exactly the thickness you need. It can also be bonded easily, and has pretty good wear properties. Jeremy |
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Simon Knight
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It is not cheap, though!
Wow! All of a sudden Claus\\\'s hardwood strips look attractive!
Thanks for the link/info
Simon
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