my flush deck has three original gudgeons and a new rudder (sliding). If you still want measurements or inside/outside photos I can shovel the snow from door of the barn to help! Tim J Northern MI On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 9:32 AM, Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> wrote:
I added some thin washers made of teflon to my pintles. Much smoother action! I drilled the holes just slightly smaller than the 1/2 inch pintles so they are a pressure fit and stay on by themselves.
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On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 3:06 AM, John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net> wrote:
Thanks for the tip, good ideas to keep in mind. Ideally I'll try the stock gudgeons first but good to have an option to improve the action. In particular I don't want to R&R the bottom one since it's in the water most of the time. Are the transom mounting holes an exact match on the Catalina gudgeons, or did you have to re-do the bottom one (fill & drill)? I am hull #38, very close!
cheers, John S.
On 02/01/2016 10:49 PM, Bruce Ward wrote:
I did the same replacement on our M17 a few years ago and bought the gudgeons for the Catalina 25 which are sized for a half inch rod and have delrin inserts that provide smooth action. They are built well and I recommend them as an option. Our hull number was 32 from 1974 with the sane two gudgeon setup. I also made anew nacra foil rudder from scatch with laminated mahogony.
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