Gudgeon pintle replacement

[pasailor]

My 23 foot hunter sailboat broke it's upper gudgeon holding the rudder case/box. I can not seem to locate a replacement. Any one know where I can find a relacement. my boat is 1988? 1987? I figure to replace both. Help in locating this part would be appreciated.
Thanks , Paul from Maine

 

[carboman]

I had the same problem with one of them, top or bottom but can't remember. I looked everywhere and could not find the exact replacement. I ended up getting a piece of stainless rod or stock from a local marine salvage yard that was the same diameter, and took it to a welder. Charged $50.00. Sort of high I thought but it worked. Make sure they weld it on plum or it will be a pain in the ass sliding the rudder housing on and off.

 

[pasailor]

Thanks for the advice.
I drilled the broken pintle out and replaced it with a screw/bolt with nut on both sides of gudgeon to hold it in place on gudgeon. once the housing was in place I topped of the pintle with another bolt on top loosely and some tape to keep housing from popping off but probably ability in case rudder hits something the whole unit would be allowed to come off.
This worked to get me to end off last sailing season. I figured to replace it before I splash her next week.
Thanks again for advice and safe sailing!
Paul

 

[MrUnix]

I need to go measure to make sure, but it looks like Rig-Rite might have replacements...

Cheers,
Brad

 

[Crazy Dave Condon]

try this site's store to see if thet have it

 

[MrUnix]

Went out and looked at mine.. What you need is a Ronstan #RF1331 Heavy-Duty 3/8" Transom Pintle. Not sure if the SBO store has them (I couldn't find them there), but rig-rite has them listed on their site (link above) referenced as part number RF-1331X. Don't know what the trailing X signifies, but the measurements all seem to be the same as what I got from mine.

Cheers,
Brad

 

[pasailor]

Thanks so much for the info. This looks pretty close to mine.
I ll let you all know,
PAsailor