RE: [Cal_Boats] Cal 29 Rudder details (Chris)

I used sheet teflon to tighten up the rudder tube on my 1976 Cal 25. I epoxied at the top and bottom of the tube strips about 1 1/2" wide. The teflon sheets come in different thicknesses and a a vernier caliper can tell you how much slop there is top and bottom and how thick the teflon strip needs to be once you have the rudder removed. I found the sheet teflon at smallparts.com. Craig Blackstock

On 11/4/2010 9:50 AM, budblack2002 wrote: > > I used sheet teflon to tighten up the rudder tube on my 1976 Cal 25. I > epoxied at the top and bottom of the tube strips about 1 1/2" wide. > The teflon sheets come in different thicknesses and a a vernier > caliper can tell you how much slop there is top and bottom and how > thick the teflon strip needs to be once you have the rudder removed. I > found the sheet teflon at smallparts.com. > Did epoxy stick to the Teflon???? Chris Campbell

Hi, Craig. I have a coupla CAL 25s in Annapolis. I was wondering where your boat lives. Is she a flat deck or a 2-25? 1976 was the transition year in models. Cheers Charlie Husar Annapolis From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of budblack2002 Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 9:51 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Cal 29 Rudder details (Chris) I used sheet teflon to tighten up the rudder tube on my 1976 Cal 25. I epoxied at the top and bottom of the tube strips about 1 1/2" wide. The teflon sheets come in different thicknesses and a a vernier caliper can tell you how much slop there is top and bottom and how thick the teflon strip needs to be once you have the rudder removed. I found the sheet teflon at smallparts.com. Craig Blackstock ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links

Charlie, I've lurked here for three years or so and always enjoy your posts. My Cal 25 is a flat deck, hull number 1841. I understand she is one of the last built. She spent some time in Annapolis before going to the North Carolina coast where I found her and dragged her to Keystone Lake near Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she now resides. I've been a sailor since I was sixteen, and that's a lot of years and several sailboats. The Cal 25 fits my needs and desires for a number of reasons. And I love that long cockpit. Craig Blackstock --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, "Husar, Charlie [USA]" <husar_charlie@...> wrote: > > Hi, Craig. I have a coupla CAL 25s in Annapolis. I was wondering where your boat lives. Is she a flat deck or a 2-25? 1976 was the transition year in models. > > Cheers > Charlie Husar > Annapolis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of budblack2002 > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 9:51 AM > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Cal 29 Rudder details (Chris) > > I used sheet teflon to tighten up the rudder tube on my 1976 Cal 25. I epoxied at the top and bottom of the tube strips about 1 1/2" wide. The teflon sheets come in different thicknesses and a a vernier caliper can tell you how much slop there is top and bottom and how thick the teflon strip needs to be once you have the rudder removed. I found the sheet teflon at smallparts.com. > > Craig Blackstock > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links >