Peter, on older boats there were wooden spacers between the rudderhead cheek plates, which were slightly thicker than the thickness of the rudder blade itself.

Todd T




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On Sun, Dec 29, 2024, 8:01 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:

> I usually start with a pressure washer, but that's easy for me since my
> boat is at home.  If it is Starboard, it has a surface texture that holds
> dirt really well.
>
> I have no wood anywhere in my rudder assembly.  Out of curiosity, where
> are these wooden spacers you speak of?
>
> --Peter
>
>
> [ Sent From rhodes22.net ]
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> > On 2024-12-28, at 16:38:43 EST, peter beckerman wrote:
> >
> > Hello all, It's a partly sunny, unseasonably warm day in western
> > Pennsylvania, perfect for getting a jump on my winter "to do" list.
> > Today's task is to start on rudder maintenance. The wooden spacers look
> > like they haven't been varnished for years. In fact there was newspaper
> > stuck to the inside surface dated May 6th 2013! It's unlikely they've
> been
> > touched since then. So I figured it would be a good time to strip off
> the
> > old varnish and give it a refresh. While talking the whole assembly
> apart,
> > my eye was drawn to the plastic (starboard?) sides which are looking
> kinda dull,
> > stained and dirty. As you can see in the attached picture, the two sides
> are
> > different shades due to the dirt. My question for the list is: does
> > anyone know a good way to clean and maintain these? Thanks and happy
> > new year!
> > Peter
> >
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