RogerMusser
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My sailing club’s Sunfish fleet has a boat that had a gudgeon that appeared to be pulling out the bottom two fasteners, and in the process tilting down the tiller. I removed the gudgeon screws (yes, screws; not the normal bolts) and found that a repair had been made years ago. The repair appears to me, to have been made by substituting the original bolts with screws and anchors. In the first two photos you can see a small part of the anchors for the top two screws. The bottom two anchors were easily pulled out when I removed the screws. The anchors are the type that are used when anchoring a screw into masonry.
The third photo shows the screws that were being used.
Also, note that the bottom section of the gudgeon, where the bottom part of the rudder-pintle slides in, was bent.
Advice needed:
How should the gudgeon be attached to the stern?
Will the gudgeon be reliable if straightened with a vise?
The third photo shows the screws that were being used.
Also, note that the bottom section of the gudgeon, where the bottom part of the rudder-pintle slides in, was bent.
Advice needed:
How should the gudgeon be attached to the stern?
Will the gudgeon be reliable if straightened with a vise?