? Days to Splash... Our Ruddy Rudder is Deciding our Course! | ⛵Sailing Britaly ⛵

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Ken Wood - 5 years ago

Singing clown

richard y. - 6 years ago

okay I am in the same camp as the other , rip the darn thing out and fix it right ,,has we say in the states bubble gun and baling wire not going to fix this.

MrCbass1234 - 6 years ago

Your dark but the drawing is bright where I can see it

Terry Harms - 6 years ago

My 2 cents is do it right and one time, this is your home, I agree with the others, please if it adds a few more days to know its at the best condition you can give it, its worth the time,
Love your vids and cant thank you enough for sharing and all the info you are give me,
Terry

roderick mchardy - 6 years ago

bin the deadline,, drop the rudder,, a pina for sure but maybe what is needed

Søren Morits Christensen - 6 years ago

Have a look at www.jefa.dk. Lots of good stuff on rudder, stocks, bearings and maintenance. Best solution is to drop the rudder and replace the lower bearing. Its a DIY project to glass in a new bearing

thamel29446 - 6 years ago

Chris, you have an email account. I can send you photos from my removal of old - surprises regarding the rudder stock - its tapered and not a tube in a tube, and the bearings...

thamel29446 - 6 years ago

Hi. I wonder if you have all the parts correctly in your drawing. Because in the rudder system like your’s and mine (Bavaria 44 at least) you have the actual bearing still sitting inside the casing what you call bushing. There is an upper and lower bearing and they are needed to also get the angle straight of the rudder pole. Here the drawing from the Jefa people. Contact them. They are very helpful. Have your Bavaria Hull Number handy. http://www.jefa.com/rudder.htm On their web site on the left side is a navigation pane. Select Installations. Then Grp wood from the center. Also go to last item of the pane then in the middle scroll to the bearings and select the link bearing site... I think you are on the wrong trail injecting epoxy into the mechanism.

Noah Trim - 6 years ago

Please...drop the shaft out, check it for trueness and wear, measure it and replace the worn bush with one at the correct size. Epoxy is not the right thing to sleeve a worn bush. Get some sleep..do the job properly..you’re making us nervous! All the best..Andy and Jenni.

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santa mulligan - 6 years ago

Boatboybilly on eBay needs to know the dimensions

Stumpert Sailing - 6 years ago

IF you don't fix that rudder properly you live to regret it . I would never take my wife and baby to sea with a bodged up fix on something so important as a the steering system. "Sods" law being "sods law" it will; fail during a critical time. Cancel sailing and do it properly.

lucious brun - 6 years ago

Lol. I was gonna say summat about doing the job right, but seems as if one or two ppl beat me 2 it. I wud do it right full stop.

Greg Guthman - 6 years ago

He did just that... he just didn't show it dropped.... The guy was a mechanic for the RAF...

Thomas Mulder - 6 years ago

Norman Boyes has it correct. Your wife and daughter are precious. Slow down and pamper them (and yourself) so you can get it right. If you lose steerage or develop a massive hole at the waterline it will cost you much more than the delay will. Even if you have to pick up an odd job to fund it, do it right!

santa mulligan - 6 years ago

Bavaria yAcht rudder bearings job lot on eBay at the mo

Netpackrat - 6 years ago

There's never enough time to do something right, but there's always time to do it twice.

Old Solider - 6 years ago

Chin up and keep smiling you'll soon be sailing!

Old Solider - 6 years ago

Hi Chris,
May not help, but if you want/ need an extra pair of hands of an ex blackhand VM, now a sailor. Willing to come over if you're still on the hard at the weekend?

NICCAT - 6 years ago

Take a step back, ask how much it would cost you to be rescued and risk your family for the sake of a few more days in the yard to fix a potentially dangerous situation?
Drop the rudder and make a safe permanent repair!!

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Stephen Mundane - 6 years ago

My two pennies worth: As David Brown (and other's) have advised, get some rest and perhaps look to a more permanent repair. And let that deadline slip a little. There's no doubt on my part that you will find a good solution to the problem.

evanofelipe - 6 years ago

Chris, I share your grief, but this has got to be fixed permanently, without resort to alchemy. There’s clearly a ‘physical’ cause of the stiffness. I totally endorse the message of many of the comments expressed below. It makes no sense that the shaft can feel free one moment and tight the next, if the entire structure has got to be stripped out, so be it. Do it. Just pouring solutions down the gap is not going to give you any confidence it’ll last. Best of luck.

santa mulligan - 6 years ago

Keelbolts every metal part needs bonding to the negative side of the engine. Big anode needs bolting to the hull

santa mulligan - 6 years ago

Yachtgrot channel: repairing a Bavaria rudder and anode change: looks as if the bearing needs to be replaced and the rudder stock bonded ,the answers on youtube

Dick Harbott - 6 years ago

Hmm, I now the lure to get out myself too well, but why not replace the whole bushing?

Phil The Farrier - 6 years ago

Not sure about the epoxy you are using but most of the ones I have used need to be applied at least 3mm thick so it can generate enough heat to cure properly.
Stop, breathe, sleep and do the real repair. Stuff the deadline.

David Brown - 6 years ago

Forget about your deadline. Drop the rudder out. Knock out the old bush. Get the ss tube properly fixed to the hull (I would rebuild the entire support structure to ensure proper bonding). Get a new bush made by a machine shop. Fit it. Breath. Sleep. Decompress. Don't rush. Take a few days off. Do the solution that a boat builder would do.

james caslake - 6 years ago

What about brake fluid to clean the gunk to start? Then maybe medium gelcoat polisher? And why set yourself a deadline which means you will be fed up and exhausted when you launch? Give yourself some more time! It’s supposed to be s relaxed more enjoyable life!

Craig Overend - 6 years ago

Good luck! I wasn't sure if you mentioned in the last video that you also followed the baking soda with vinegar to neutralise it? If so it likely softened the epoxy. I'd add oil, failing that, acetone to remove any uncured resin.

Don Alexander - 6 years ago

I agree with Brad Larden. Holes in the boat, keel, rudder and rigging cannot be "Jury rigged". Not when you may possibly be out with your family in Blue Water. If your a small lake sailor not such a biggee. Also, why stress out yourself and your family with a timetable that is not absolutely necessary? You don't want to make decisions of importance ( like Keel connections and rudders ) based on the clock or calendar. Take the time and do it right. If you don't have the time or finances to do it right then wait. The biggest mistake sailors make is setting sail into deteriorating conditions because they " have to pick up Uncle Sal" in St. Croix in 2 days. When your young you can be in too big of a hurry, it's just not that important to hit the timetable. Tranquillo and enjoy the journey. Don't perform for your Youtube audience! Best of luck with whatever you decide.

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Jeffrey Robbins - 6 years ago

You know better. Take a deep breathe, slow down and fix that whole assembly properly. Don’t let your rush to hit the water compromise the basic integrity of your boat and family home.

joel1239871 - 6 years ago

Chris, I know that you have looked into it a bit, but what is the chemistry after you put the baking soda into the shaft? Is there some residual that is causing the problem? Water shouldn't break the binding of the epoxy by itself, so something else is going on. What about putting hardner down the shaft to react with any uncured epoxy? I don't know, but this is weird. I don't think petroleum products are the answer for stiffness. Maybe lithium grease, but that's not the problem, is it?

Ed Russell - 6 years ago

I'm not sure if it would work, could you try liquid soap in there to lubricate and also spray water in to use the soap to lift the " gunk" out . I have no idea if this is a viable option bit it's an idea. Best of luck

Jeffrey Wood - 6 years ago

Good luck I hope it is free in the morning :)

Sailing Inconceivable - 6 years ago

What? No shower serenade?

Sailing Channel Marinus - 6 years ago

Direct to the matter. A structural part of your rudder system has been compromised unfortunately. The pipe system is a safety structural part and you can not just solve that with to say "a bit of glue". You will have to take the rudder out and rebuild the pipe, and subsequent solve the buss issue properly. This solution is not seaworthy and will come back to bite you, hopefully not on the high sea's with wife and kid.

Brad Larden - 6 years ago

I know it's easy for me to say but I think you might be better off repairing that whole sleeve fixture fully. It's probably the most important part of your boat and with your lovely wife and daughter aboard, I would think it's not worth the risk of hoping for the best. That's just my 2 cents worth mate. Good luck with it whatever you choose to do.

ToastandJam52 - 6 years ago

Not not have I been following your repairs with interest I have been keeping a track of your beard growth!!! ;)

Kyle McCann - 6 years ago

Could it be that the stainless steel tube is not perfectly circular, and the epoxy has dried in this non-circular form thus when its rotated it interferes?

cflowrider - 6 years ago

Best of luck. And more sleep! I feel great about your shims fix. I'm somewhat familiar with the material. Based on your experience - slick as the material is - do you expect the shims to shift or remain inert absorbing the force? If not, hopefully they'll spin around the bushing as opposed to spitting out! Love your problem solving.

z non - 6 years ago

The thumbnail makes you look like a rocket scientist lol

LittleJohnny47 Cib - 6 years ago

Would adding a good penetrating oil help remove the junk and ease the pressure when you try to break the shaft free?
Hope you get something to work without breaking the bond to the rudder tube in the boat. Regards

korgeth - 6 years ago

Hope it works out for you.

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