Peter,

I do not remember if either style had Teflon spacers or not. Roger may have added them(?). I did not read his full post.
But adding a couple on each would be good advice, especially knowing he has both Chemical and a Mechanical Engineering degrees. I might have tried shaving down the wooden spacers a bit too, but you have to make that call.

My first Rhodes 22 had the older style rudder. I still have the wooden head which I refinished quite a few years ago. It had a check/crack in it, so I made a pattern in luan plywood along with a measured drawing. I paid a plastics shop in Norfolk for a partial sheet of 1½" thick KingStarboard. They cut out 2 copies and sent me the cut-offs, al9n with a drawing in .dwg format. I never used either but kept them. The newer style rudderhead I have is starting to show its age and I worry about it cracking, so I may go back to the old head style.

Here is a pic of my old head. You can see part of the new head in the pic.


Todd T


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On Tue, Dec 31, 2024, 9:56 AM peter beckerman via Rhodes22-list <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Hi Roger,
>    It seems my earlier response to this message never posted.  The slop in
> my rudder assembly is at the blade, not the tiller.  There are no Teflon
> spacers, so perhaps that's my problem.  Once I get my wood refinished and I
> reassemble I'll have a better idea about how to proceed.
>
> Thanks as always,
>     Peter
>
> [ Sent From rhodes22.net ]
>
>