[Sentoa] Rudder Bolts

[Seasalt007 at aol.com]

Thanks again Jim.
 
I may have to haul to find out what is really happening. I only wish NT  
would dig a little deeper and tell me what I should be looking at. I would hate  
for the rudder to fall off on the way to the yard.
 
Ron Carter
Sedona 42-19
Punta Gorda, FL
 
 
In a message dated 9/8/2008 9:31:28 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jstimpson at torchlake.com writes:

Ron,
 
On mine they were not that way. The and rudder  and rudder shaft were one 
welded assembly. In fact, the rudder shaft that  comes up into the boat and the 
lower end that goes in to the lower bearing are  the same solid steel piece. 
All the ring did was ride up against the  bottom of the boat and prevent the 
assembly from lifting up out of the  lower bearing on the skeg. If your rudder 
was "loose and flopping around" it  sounds like the ring come loose and the 
rudder shaft lifted out of the lower  bearing. The set screws I refereed to may 
have been bolts--if fact, they may  have been thru bolts but I didn't think so. 
I am not sure.  The point is  that their purpose was to hold the ring to the 
shaft to prevent it from rising  out of the lower bearing.
 
Jim Stimpson
Former owner of Tug Jimary
NTK 32-193 
 
 
 
 
From: _Seasalt007 at aol.com_ (mailto:Seasalt007 at aol.com)  

To: _sentoa at lists.samurai.com_ (mailto:sentoa at lists.samurai.com)  
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 8:21  AM
Subject: Re: [Sentoa] Rudder  Bolts


Jim,
 
The diver was able to get some bolts and nuts into some holes in  the ring so 
they must go all the way through. I am wondering now if the set  screws hold 
the rudder to the shaft and nuts and bolts hold that  assembly on to the 
rudder.
 
I wish the factory knew more.
 
Thanks
 
Ron Carter
Sedona 42-19
Punta Gorda, FL
 
 
 



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