Re: Europa-List: Mounting the Rudder

[ALAN YERLY <budyerly@msn.com>]

Fred,
It is as Craig said.  Only remove the area where the dumb joggle juts 
out and interferes with the hinge.
The lower section is very thick and if you did not clamp your stern post 
in tight, it tends to be 3/16 of an inch thick.
I just fill in the rudder area and blend.  Life is too short.  Cutting 
the stern post would weaken the area somewhat, but proper reapplication 
of plies would make a significant reduction in the thickness.

Just a thought.

Bud
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  From: Fred Klein<mailto:fklein@orcasonline.com> 
  To: europa-list@matronics.com<mailto:europa-list@matronics.com> 
  Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 8:06 PM
  Subject: Europa-List: Mounting the Rudder


<fklein@orcasonline.com<mailto:fklein@orcasonline.com>>

  ...just as an aside, the concept of "trial fitting"...the time and the 

  number of repetitions required...is something I had no real  
  appreciation for at the beginning of my Europa adventure...

  Regarding the rudder, I notice that the flange which receives the  
  hinges is significantly thinner than the assembly of the molded FG  
  vertical fin along with the starboard flange of the sternpost, an  
  assembly which also receives the rudder hinge leaves.

  The manual talks about relieving the starboard flange assembly locally 

  for the "hinge pivot" but sez nothin bout removing enough of the  
  thickness of the assembly in such a way which would allow for the fin  

  and starboard rudder surfaces to be in the same plane, unless one were 

  to add a significant amount of filler.

  I'm tempted to remove portions of the starboard flange of the  
  sternpost just a tad larger than the area of the hinge leaves; then  
  add and overlap onto the sternpost the 2 layers of BID upon which will 

  rest the hinges.

  Please (anyone) advise if doing this is not a good thing...or  
  alternative methods for dealing with what must be an issue with every  

  XS.

  Thanks,

  Fred
  A194

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