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OJ
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Initially Posted - 08/15/2010 :  18:26:59  Show Profile
Some/most/all of you may have seen my other post where I am installing new (non Catalina) rudder hardware - from scratch. I am still in need of the measurement between the rudderhead and the transom. I have filled the old holes in the rudder - so I'd like to position it as close to factory spec as possible. The PO installed everything crooked - so I didn't have good measurements to start with.
Any 89 or 90 owners visiting their boats soon - I would really appreciate you taking a minute to acquire this dimension for me please . . . pretty please? My rudder is the balanced version.
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Response Posted - 08/16/2010 :  08:35:04  Show Profile
Bruce "Voyager" Ross has the '89 balanced rudder using the factory pintles and gudgeons on his '85... I put it there. (He's the one whose tiller almost came off--<i>not my fault</i>. )
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Response Posted - 08/16/2010 :  10:15:08  Show Profile
I may go down to my boat tomorrow night. If I do, and IF I remember to measure I'll let you know.
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redeye
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Response Posted - 08/16/2010 :  12:08:29  Show Profile
GO Gary, GO Gary... take that tape measure... GO Gary!

We are Rootin for you...
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DaveR
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Response Posted - 08/16/2010 :  12:54:50  Show Profile  Visit DaveR's Homepage
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OJ
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Response Posted - 08/16/2010 :  14:08:15  Show Profile
Dave, Gary, and <i>especially</i> Ray, thanks for all the input.

I seem to have created some confusion with this project.

Bottom line is I have no original pintle or gudgeon hardware, or holes in either the transom or the rudder to use as a baseline. The new hardware is a different design from a different manufacturer . . . hence all the requests for measurements.

<font color="blue">DaveG to the rescue! Today Dave took time during his lunch and drove to his boat and snapped a picture of his rudder/transom that included a measuring tape - showing the dimension I needed. Thanks Dave!</font id="blue">

Funny, I did something similar for a forum member many years ago. Just goes to show that a good deed does eventually come back to you.
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Response Posted - 08/19/2010 :  16:26:03  Show Profile
My question is, what difference does it make? If it's 2" or 1 1/2" as long as the rudder can turn fully from side to side it doesn't make a bit of difference. In fact, one could argue that the closer the rudder is to the end of the pintle fitting the better. It puts the holes for attaching the pintle further from the edge of the rudder. It's not like some critical piece of something needs to fit between the rudder and the stern. Nor is it going to effect steering in any way that I can think of.
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Response Posted - 08/19/2010 :  18:39:08  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by skrenz</i>
<br />M...Nor is it going to effect steering in any way that I can think of.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">...especially since the transom isn't significantly in the water--just the rudder (and the little skeg if you're not heeling). The wetted part of the blade is down there all by itself.
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