I’m looking at getting it welded back together, inserting tapped set screws above and below the break/ weld. Did insurance cover your sheared rudder like mine? I’ll install the rudder myself

I too had this exact thing occur on my boat two years ago, during the middle of a race. We collided in big seas with a competitor, causing quite some damage. We could not make head nor tail of the

I’m out dingy fishing right now in rough conditions. I’ll answer this when I get back to kolea.

Tim, Thanks for posting this issue and the photos of the top half of the rudder post. But it seems to beg more questions that only Warren Pandy can answer. Here are my thoughts based on your two

I upgraded in 2018 on my 2006 MKII with Vertical battens and I’ve never had an issue furling or unfurling. Can’t really speak to a performance difference because it’s a much smaller roach than

Lee, It was nothing fancy. Crosscut dacron. Tom -- Tom Soko Juniper #307 Noank, CT

Thanks Tom What material did you use make the main? Cross cut dacron or something like a triradial Cheers Lee From: <C400@Catalina400-445.groups.io> on behalf of Tom Sokoloski

Lee, I had a new furling main built about five years ago. I had wanted vertical battens, but the sailmaker talked me out of them, giving me all of the cons (none of the pros). A year later I had

On Aug 29, 2020, at 11:30 AM, Tim Francis <Tfrancis1979@...> wrote: I’m having a hard time getting the top part of the broken shaft out. Granted, I’m using a claw hammer and an impact socket.

Hi All I am in the process of ordering new sails for next year. We have a 2003 MKII with in mast furling. I know a few folks have opted to purchase a new main sail with vertical battens. Any

I’m having a hard time getting the top part of the broken shaft out. Granted, I’m using a claw hammer and an impact socket. I’m worried about flaring the sides. The quadrant is loose from the

Actually it's amazing that the rudder had to be pulled. It was only held in by the lower bearing and whatever friction the sleeve and the top of the rudder post presented. Warren Pandy told me once

Tim, Do you have any pix of the other piece of the rudder post? The part that was still in the tube? Tom Soko Juniper #307 Noank, CT -- Tom Soko Juniper #307 Noank, CT

On Aug 29, 2020, at 9:49 AM, Tim Francis <Tfrancis1979@...> wrote: This is Tim. That’s my rudder issue. Number 180. Kolea. I was going to post on here but couldn’t figure it out. It wanted me

This is Tim. That’s my rudder issue. Number 180. Kolea. I was going to post on here but couldn’t figure it out. It wanted me to login and I gave up.

I just looked at the photos and this is what I posted on FB. It certainly does look like a splice repair but I see no evidence of welding. The original rudder post is schedule 80 2.5" pipe which is

I don't Facebook but, my wife does. This morning she showed me a new thread from a Facebook C400 user group, and one of the members posted up some photos of his rudder failure. The rudder post looks

Hi Km: Yes, thanks so much for the reminder. Regards, Frank

Make sure you Lanocote or Tefgel those SS bolts that go into the aluminum...K-) Kim -- Kim Chapman Quiescence C400-249

Ken, Thanks a lot