The Adventures of Captain Ray Penson
Sailing Yacht Truce
I have made the horrific discovery of some wet wood in the rudder. The rudder construction is a sandwich with red cedar on the outside and laminated ply in the centre. Water has got into the central ply section from the tiller pocket and travelled, as it does, down through the ply. Luckily, I have discovered it early and after extensive prodding and digging around I can see the end of it.
It’s been a full-on sort of day and I feel tired at the end of it – but importantly ‘we got the job done’. The rudder is good. At midday Truce was lifted out the water and half an hour later I had the rudder unshipped and hung off. The bottom bushing was worn and... Continue Reading →
It looks like I may linger longer in Newport after all. As I was preparing the boat for departure today and running through my checks I noticed that the rudder has excessive play in the pintles. I fear that something may have let go but can’t see any obvious cause. Anyway, I don’t feel comfortable... Continue Reading →
The Adventures of Captain Ray Penson 