I29 gudgeons
Don Pierce
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in my inbox - so here is a fresh post:
About 4 years ago, I was surprised that my gudgeon which is not corroded bronze
appears to be of two(2) pierces with what appears to be a seam in the aft most
portion. I had our yard manager (an old salt) look at it with me - he said
"that's the way they make 'em sometimes...". And this proves he is right:
http://www.alberg30.org/maintenance/Steering/Gudgeons/
I asked on this list but received no replies - I guess no one else has
inspected theirs closely. It has been fine for 4 years since then - though I
think on next haul out I will replace it, and I will either have a one piece
stainless or use two staainless straps that interlock at the stern.
If you find one for sale or have one made - please post the design
Good Luck,
Don P
----- Original Message ----
> From: John Skiffington <jsk...@littlebritishcars.com>
> To: The Islander 29 project <the-islande...@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Thu, October 14, 2010 9:26:22 AM
> Subject: Replacing gudgeons and chipping bottom paint
>
> Greetings all.
>
> I have my '66 I29 in the yard for the first time in quite a while. I
> had planned to do a lot of work, and as always I'm discovering more
> that needs to be done as I go. No surprises there!
>
> One of the unfortunate discoveries is that the rudder gudgeon is in
> bad shape -- unless you like your bronze to be pink. I'm not against
> pink in its proper place, but in this case I'm not excited!
>
> Has anyone out there found a source for replacement gudgeon? If not,
> and you had it fabricated, did you go with bronze or stainless?
>
> Also, I'm finding myself having to scrape off about 6 or 7 layers of
> bottom paint. I don't mind this sort of thing -- gives me a chance to
> work out aggressions. One of the workers in the yard was telling me
> of a boat they had in a year ago with 15 coats of paint that had to
> come off. How many layers do you figure are on your boat?
>
> Thanks
>
> John
> "Seraphim"
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From: Don Pierce <dpie...@yahoo.com>
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Subject: I29 gudgeons
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http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=24785&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=10102&subdeptNum=10286&classNum=10288
Some people call the peg end a pintail which is a duck, and I believe a godgeon is a place where the wicked are locked in a cell with a minor deity.
For the I29 -one needs about a 6 - 7 inch "blade"
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http://www.alberg30.org/maintenance/Steering/CreviceCorrosion/
Don P.
Don Pierce
http://www.woodenboatshop.com.au/default.asp?Page=323
they are aluminum bronze which is supposed to be more corrosion resistant and they can be predrilled