Golden Hind Rudder pintle.
Posted: Mon September 18th, 2006, 4:32 pm
Hello,
My school owns a plywood GH31 (GH116, Verulamia). A recent survey found that the bottom pintle on the rudder was loose and had a lot of free play.
On the school's GH, the pin is just sitting in the socket in the keel, and the pin is just slotted loosely into the fitting at the bottom of the rudder.
Looking at another plywood GH31, the pin is welded onto the fitting on the rudder, and slotted into the socket in the keel.
Does anyone have a set of plans so that we can see how the pintle should be set up. Alternatively, does anyone know how it should be.
A quick response would be appreciated.
James Gulliver
P.s. I appreciate that is may be difficult to see what I mean, and that Photos would be useful, but I do not have a digital camera.
My school owns a plywood GH31 (GH116, Verulamia). A recent survey found that the bottom pintle on the rudder was loose and had a lot of free play.
On the school's GH, the pin is just sitting in the socket in the keel, and the pin is just slotted loosely into the fitting at the bottom of the rudder.
Looking at another plywood GH31, the pin is welded onto the fitting on the rudder, and slotted into the socket in the keel.
Does anyone have a set of plans so that we can see how the pintle should be set up. Alternatively, does anyone know how it should be.
A quick response would be appreciated.
James Gulliver
P.s. I appreciate that is may be difficult to see what I mean, and that Photos would be useful, but I do not have a digital camera.