Almost lost HA`PENNY`s Kick-up rudder on a very 'choppy' day on the
Potomac; bottom pintle came out of bottom gudgeon; had to take the rudder
on board as I couldn`t reset the rudder in the chop under sail(was worried
that while I got the sails down I might lose the rudder). Fixed the
problen by fitting a copper sleeve over the top pintle between the bottom
of the gudgeon and the 'hitchpin' .
72 y Paz Grover
At 08:39 PM 12/20/99 -0500, you wrote:
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
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> Loosing your rudder can ruin your whole day! I cross drilled one of my
>pintles and use a hitchpin. This is done on both my potters, I don't want to
>bump a log and loose my rudder while sailing.
> As far as oarlocks go, I.M. now has oarlocks for a P.15 on their new
>option list. Jerry Barrilleaux Sunshine & Breezy