The J/109 Class Association Forum

Just a follow-up note of resolution:

In effecting a temporary repair I got up close, and discovered to my surprise that there was a ridge of barnacles on the very top of the rudder, in the centerline, on the parts both fore and aft of the shaft! It was not visible to a 5' 11" guy standing beside ...

Last time I had my mast out, I put in a "Bermuda bolt". They're required on boats with keel-stepped masts for the Bermuda races, presumably to keep the mast from skipping out and holing the boat in the event that a shroud breaks.

There are several ways to physically secure the mast to the keel, but ...

Thank you Bill. There was no play to speak of when I tested it after hauling, but I'll go an wail away at it again to verify

If still normal, how should the space between the outer surface of the bearing and the hull be filled? In another thread you included a pic of the rudder re-install on Vento ...

Thanks for the reply. The collar itself is so thin that I was having trouble visualizing it as a structural element, vs just a surface for minimizing turbulence around the rudder.

Very awkward to discover something like this after hauling at a yard not prepared to deal with it!

Rick

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Rick

Hi all,

Looking for some insight re the urgency of repair for a cracked rudder collar.

The rudder was last serviced and the bearing inspected in the '16 - '17 off-season. This was done at an excellent shop (IMC in Bristol, RI), and all was well. When the boat was hauled this past fall, though, I ...