that 'flange' at the top is odd as raising the rudder will put the rod out the the bottom gudgeon making it a PITA to lower the rudder if the rod isn't perfectly aligned (IMO). the rod on my '83 M17 SWEET PEA is, as yours, uniform width. (see picture attached) how i put the rod onto transom is to slide it through the top two gudgeons and rudder's pintles (order is rudder pintle, top transom gudgeon, rudder pintle, transom gudgeon). i then put in the top cotter hairpin (the top one of the two at the bottom) and slide the rod through the bottom gudgeon. i then install the bottom cotter hairpin (to keep the rod from lifting). (picture attached showing the bottom of SWEET PEA's rudder rod with two cotter hairpins installed.) -- :: Dave Scobie :: former M15 owner - www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - www.m17-375.webs.com On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 9:39 AM, Jazzy <jazzydaze@gmail.com> wrote:
My rod is uniform in width but I did see 2 holes now that I looked for them. You'll see in the attached picture. I had been putting the rod down through the gudgeons with the rod flange at the top..is this wrong? Otherwise it would be scuba time to put the rod in from the bottom... attached are pics
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t42b2xmd8g0g7zk/20160212_082910-1.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ub0lxzm6r3rj8r/20160212_082843.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8xbnhjw2ictn1fo/20160212_082730.jpg?dl=0
