Hi everyone,
New owner of a '84 28+, and this is the first season we've put it up on the hard (here in New England). I was working on the boat today, and noticed that the rudder was showing several rust-like leaks, coming from some small cracks (photo below)....
I'm assuming this is bad. My guess is that there's water in the rudder, and when it froze, it expanded, creating these cracks and allowing some of the water to leak out. Anyone else had this happen? Is this common? Should I be concerned? Do I need to do some major repairs in the spring once it thaws out again?
Any advice would be very appreciated!
-Josh
New owner of a '84 28+, and this is the first season we've put it up on the hard (here in New England). I was working on the boat today, and noticed that the rudder was showing several rust-like leaks, coming from some small cracks (photo below)....
I'm assuming this is bad. My guess is that there's water in the rudder, and when it froze, it expanded, creating these cracks and allowing some of the water to leak out. Anyone else had this happen? Is this common? Should I be concerned? Do I need to do some major repairs in the spring once it thaws out again?
Any advice would be very appreciated!
-Josh