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wendellf
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Initially Posted - 07/09/2005 :  10:06:38  Show Profile
I have a 89 C-25 and this past weekend I hit a sandbar offshore and broke my rudder. I was able to motor in to a friends house approx 60 miles from home. I was able to temporily fiberglass it back together and brace it with angle iron to get back home. Does anyone know where I might find a new rudder or is it wise to completly rewrap with fiberglass, seems that wrapping would cause it to be too heavy. Any help or suggestions would be appriecated
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Brooke Willson
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Response Posted - 07/09/2005 :  10:12:38  Show Profile
You can get rudders from the Catalina factory (catalinayachts.com) or from catalinadirect.com.

Brooke
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thaind
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Response Posted - 07/09/2005 :  10:32:24  Show Profile
Making a new ballanced rudder is not difficult.
There is a lot of information on this site.

http://www.catalina25-250.org/tech/tech25/pictures/bsrudder.gif

I made mine for under $100
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dhunt
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Response Posted - 07/09/2005 :  13:24:42  Show Profile
you might want to check out
http://www.idasailor.com/catalog/default.php
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wendellf
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Response Posted - 07/10/2005 :  14:21:56  Show Profile
thanks thaind $100.00 sounds better than the prices Iv'e seen on the net.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 07/10/2005 :  17:55:53  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 wendellf</i>
<br />I have a 89 C-25 and this past weekend I hit a sandbar offshore and broke my rudder...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

What hit first, the rudder or the keel?
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thaind
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Response Posted - 07/10/2005 :  22:59:43  Show Profile
If you are interested, I have full size plans that I could send you, or a DXF file if you have access to an E size plotter. I used screws as clamps every 4" with release holes between, a router, power planer, beltsander and assorted files planes and hand tools. Not at all difficult, but gluing, shaping, glassing and finishing will need to be spread over several days.
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