[Sonar] Water in Rudder question

[Henry Brantingham]

I'll just add the following: 

My rudder has always had water in it; you can hear it slosh back and forth
when you turn the rudder upside down.  Unlike Mark's, though, the water is
not cooperative enough to drain out along the post in the up upside down
position.  Just a few tablespoons leak back out, but in the spring, you can
still hear the water inside.  

I asked Hooper Yachts what they could do, and they suggested all kinds of
stuff, adding up to about $800.  I declined, since I think a new rudder as
about $900.  I think somebody in the fleet has had the Hooper treatment
though; maybe Encore? 

I think I may be visiting Stosh this winter.  

-----Original Message-----
From: sonar-bounces at lists.wyc.org [mailto:sonar-bounces at lists.wyc.org] On
Behalf Of Ernest Brody
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 9:11 PM
To: markoch at gmail.com
Cc: sonar at lists.wyc.org
Subject: RE: [Sonar] Water in Rudder question

I think he drilled a hole and drained it over the winter.  Then he sealed
the hole and sealed around the post.  I don't think I have any other cracks
but I know that it is a two piece shell construction.  I think that yours
has foam inside.  I don't know what to do if that foam is soaked.

epb

-----Original Message-----
From: sonar-bounces at lists.wyc.org [mailto:sonar-bounces at lists.wyc.org]On
Behalf Of Mark Kochendorfer
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 9:07 PM
Cc: sonar at lists.wyc.org
Subject: Re: [Sonar] Water in Rudder question


If I ever take my boat to have work done, I would certainly take it to
Stosh.  However, doing the simpler repairs myself is part of the
entertainment value of boat ownership for me.  Lucky for me there are
lots of things to be fixed.

Did he seal the outside surfaces, or is there a plug of some sort down
at the bottom of the tube?

Thanks for the information.

Mark

Ernest Brody wrote:

>Stosh did mine very nicely.  It's been water free for 2 years since he did
>it.  I believe that we should be going to Stosh for all our work, but
that's
>just an opinion.  We need to keep him in business.
>
>I store my rudder indoors all winter.
>
>epb
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: sonar-bounces at lists.wyc.org [mailto:sonar-bounces at lists.wyc.org]On
>Behalf Of J.R. (home)
>Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 7:08 PM
>To: markoch at gmail.com; sonar at lists.wyc.org
>Subject: Re: [Sonar] Water in Rudder question
>
>
>If someone figures out how to keep the water out of the old rudders PLEASE
>let me know.  I think we have tried everything short of getting a new
>rudder.
>:)
>
>J.R.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "markkoch" <markoch at gmail.com>
>To: <sonar at lists.wyc.org>
>Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 12:35 PM
>Subject: [Sonar] Water in Rudder question
>
>
>
>
>>I noticed that my rudder has a couple of quarts of water come out of it
>>when I take it off in the fall and turn it upside down.  Is this
>>inevitable?  Can it be prevented by sealing the outside of the rudder or
by
>>sealing the tube at the bottom?
>>
>>Mark
>>Liberty
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