Re:Rudder Shimming

Charlie provided useful details: > Here are some notes on the coke bottle shim approach. We used the coke bottle shim technique (actually, it was ginger ale 'cause I like green) on our Cal 29 and it solve the slop in the rudder shaft problem for years afterward. I'm pretty sure we only used them at the bottom, and they were only a couple inches tall. It's an ideal boat repair: quick, simple, easy to do, and best of all, essentially free. Alfred Poor 1973 Tartan 34C #288 "Jambalaya"

I the whole west system epoxy and graphite bearing injection thing. I followed their instructions carefully. My rudder was stuck for about an hour before I got it loose. Then I used a pretty fine flapper disk to sand it back a bit and it all worked out extremely well. The coke bottle shim is a much easier idea on a rudder post -- unless you have the tools to check for absolute roundness. We checked it after we got it free, and the post was perfectly smooth and without pits. The problem was that it was no longer perfectly round..... Wilkie On Nov 5, 2010, at 7:14 AM, Alfred Poor wrote: > > Charlie provided useful details: > > > > > Here are some notes on the coke bottle shim approach. > > > > We used the coke bottle shim technique (actually, it was ginger ale > ‘cause I like green) on our Cal 29 and it solve the slop in the > rudder shaft problem for years afterward. I’m pretty sure we only > used them at the bottom, and they were only a couple inches tall. > It’s an ideal boat repair: quick, simple, easy to do, and best of > all, essentially free. > > > > Alfred Poor > > 1973 Tartan 34C #288 “Jambalaya” > > > > >