Fixing Top of Rudder, Episode 7
Rudders on boats are our steering wheels, without them we are in trouble and need to have special skills to steer. So each season when I haul my boat, a full inspection of the steering system is on my list.
This off season while replacing the rudder bearings on my Archambault 31 after feeling rudder shimmy downwind, (Episode 1, Replacing JP3 Rudder Bearings) I noticed rust at the top of the rudder next to the rudder shaft. This is a warning and needs to be addressed right away. Follow my step-by-step inspection and repair of the rusted area on top of the rudder, and learn how to repair your rudder before it has a major problem.
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