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I am about to reinstall my rudder that I have rebuilt.
The rudder has a cast bronze shoe that fits to the bottom of the skeg with 2 5/16 flat head stainless steel bolts. The bolt heads fit into a recess in the shoe, pass thru the skeg (about 2 inches) then thread into the other side of the shoe.
This is the only support for the rudder. It worked for the past 40 years, 20 in my experience. When I disassembled it a few months ago the bolts came right out with a good crank on a screwdriver.
The shoe fits close to the skeg but I wont put adhesive because disassembly would be very difficult.
I am not too worried about the bolts loosening, but some thread locker would be nice to use.
guys, what do you think? What would you use?
Should be a picture attached.
Btw, the shoe is the lower pintle, with a nub that mates with the lower end of the rudder post.
The shoe has been cleaned up and a new bearing was made.
The rudder has a cast bronze shoe that fits to the bottom of the skeg with 2 5/16 flat head stainless steel bolts. The bolt heads fit into a recess in the shoe, pass thru the skeg (about 2 inches) then thread into the other side of the shoe.
This is the only support for the rudder. It worked for the past 40 years, 20 in my experience. When I disassembled it a few months ago the bolts came right out with a good crank on a screwdriver.
The shoe fits close to the skeg but I wont put adhesive because disassembly would be very difficult.
I am not too worried about the bolts loosening, but some thread locker would be nice to use.
guys, what do you think? What would you use?
Should be a picture attached.
Btw, the shoe is the lower pintle, with a nub that mates with the lower end of the rudder post.
The shoe has been cleaned up and a new bearing was made.
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