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Forum: General Cruising Forum 05-02-2008, 07:44 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 16,049
Posted By redbopeep
speaking of barn doors...John, who's working with...

speaking of barn doors...John, who's working with my hubby, Dave, on the boat is calling our rudder the "Snoopy" rudder because he thinks its going to look like snoopy riding his doghouse and...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 05-02-2008, 07:02 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 16,049
Posted By redbopeep
Loading of hydraulic ram is localized, equal and...

Loading of hydraulic ram is localized, equal and opposite the rudder loading which is spread, by this point, through the full stock diameter. Strain is very high locally with the autopilot hydraulic...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 05-02-2008, 06:56 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 16,049
Posted By redbopeep
Its supported at some point in that "tube"...

Its supported at some point in that "tube" there's a bearing surface. Gotta be. Else, really, really bad design.

Expectation is that only unsupported area exists outside of hull just on top of...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 05-02-2008, 06:52 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 16,049
Posted By redbopeep
Hey, for a professional opinion I'd have to pull...

Hey, for a professional opinion I'd have to pull out my FEA and DTA programs and start crunching numbers...its been too long and that would be real work! I'd rather opine unprofessionally and just...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 05-02-2008, 06:24 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 16,049
Posted By redbopeep
The shaft appears to be inadequately sized for...

The shaft appears to be inadequately sized for the application of a steering load by an autopilot. The fact that they neck "up" to a larger diameter going thru the hull to the high stress point of...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 04-30-2008, 07:50 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 16,049
Posted By redbopeep
Hey, you're talking to the girl who didn't even...

Hey, you're talking to the girl who didn't even want to use stainless steel on her boat (I'm jaded, I've seen too many fatigue failures and too much crevice corrosion) much less aluminum! ...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 04-30-2008, 05:01 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 16,049
Posted By redbopeep
Random thoughts on this-- Thank you, J, for...

Random thoughts on this--

Thank you, J, for pointing this accident out. It makes me feel much, much, MUCH better about the money we just spent to have a new 2.5" diameter 10 ft long bronze rudder...
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