Hi all-
I have an 1969 Ericson 41 sloop. I currently have it out of the water and on the hard, for some glass work to the keel.
While reviewing below the waterline, we noticed a crack in the glass of the rudder, where rusty drips oozed out on the top 1/3 of the rudder, forward near the post, port side.
According to this Practical Sailor construction PDF document, shoddy rudder posts seem to be a point of failure on early E41s (what I have)...
So I'm thinking, I'd like to replace the post with a longer, more substantial stainless steel post that I could have machined.
Has anyone ever done a repair like this, that they could share their experience and insights with me?
Cheers,
Matt
I have an 1969 Ericson 41 sloop. I currently have it out of the water and on the hard, for some glass work to the keel.
While reviewing below the waterline, we noticed a crack in the glass of the rudder, where rusty drips oozed out on the top 1/3 of the rudder, forward near the post, port side.
According to this Practical Sailor construction PDF document, shoddy rudder posts seem to be a point of failure on early E41s (what I have)...
So I'm thinking, I'd like to replace the post with a longer, more substantial stainless steel post that I could have machined.
Has anyone ever done a repair like this, that they could share their experience and insights with me?
Cheers,
Matt