Hello EdStainless - were the first 2 pictures in the original post not visible to you? The closeup can be viewed at http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/ShiroAZ/StockCloseup_small.jpg
I can also post more, but as the originals are 4Mb apiece I can't post them, and if I resize the images in...
The boat is a 4-year old 43 foot Jeanneau. I purchased the boat 6 months ago and the survey showed fibreglass damage to the bottom of the rudder and loose shaft bearings, both of which were repaired to my surveyor's satisfaction. The boat is an ex-charter one that has probably seen a lot of...
I hope that someone here might be able to help me or point me in the correct direction where I might find expert advice. I'll accept rebukes if I am out of line in this forum as well.
I recently had a solid stainless steel rudder stock fail and break off at sea. It broke at the point where it...
