O Day 25 question

[Coty137]

Good day fellow sailors,

I hope summer has been treating you well so far? I have a quick question for O'Day 25 owners (perhaps other model might have same problem or a solution).

When anchored out, have any of you experienced a metal on metal noise (rudder pintles into gudgeons )due to the rudder moving from boat's movement? I always attach my rudder with a rope but there is still a little movement (does not take much) hence a metal to metal noise being very annoying especially overnight while sleeping. Lately I attach a Tyrap to top of rudder (on bracket where tiller and rudder attach) and it seems to do the trick. I was wondering if some of you had a plastic sleeve of some sort to avoid that friction?

Any thoughts from you sailors?

Kind regards

Pete

 

[MeGeek]

A Nylon washer wouldn't hurt. Obviously its an inexpensive solution to a bother.
- Just keep in mind they will wear out quickly.

 

[r.w.landau]

I think what is making the noise is the worn hole in the gungeon. I have the same thing and plan to redrill the hole and put a bushing in it this winter if I can find the right bushing. You may try bending the gungeons so that there is constant contact to the pintel. I would bend the lower bar of both gungeons up and leave the top bar the way it is. This should press the pintel against the gungeon at all times.
r.w.landau

 

[Coty137]

Thank you for both your inputs, I believe that re drilling gudgeon an adding a proper size bushing can be a good solution. Even Rudy at DR was stumped.

Thanks again and good sailing!

Pete