I just pulled my 2001 H340 out for a bottom paint job, and discovered that the rudder touches the bottom of the boat when hard over in both directions. It is not a hard contact, more of a light "Kiss" just enough to remove the bottom paint that was on prior to my job. The rudder does not appear to have excessive movement in the bearings either in the horizontal or vertical direction. Has anyone come across this or figured out how to correct it. Thanks for any advice, Gerald
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I just pulled my 2001 H340 out for a bottom paint job, and discovered that the rudder touches the bottom of the boat when hard over in both directions. It is not a hard contact, more of a light "Kiss" just enough to remove the bottom paint that was on prior to my job. The rudder does not appear to have excessive movement in the bearings either in the horizontal or vertical direction. Has anyone come across this or figured out how to correct it. Thanks for any advice, Gerald
Gerald, it's just a matter of 'travel'
The instructions for my autopilot said to make sure the rudder didn't travel so far that the drive unit reached its' end stops. The cure depended on the boat. What you have is not a problem unless it becomes damaging to a structural part of the steering system. (Or the autopilot) Sail often and prosper.
The instructions for my autopilot said to make sure the rudder didn't travel so far that the drive unit reached its' end stops. The cure depended on the boat. What you have is not a problem unless it becomes damaging to a structural part of the steering system. (Or the autopilot) Sail often and prosper.
Gerald, it's just a matter of 'travel'
The instructions for my autopilot said to make sure the rudder didn't travel so far that the drive unit reached its' end stops. The cure depended on the boat. What you have is not a problem unless it becomes damaging to a structural part of the steering system. (Or the autopilot) Sail often and prosper.
The instructions for my autopilot said to make sure the rudder didn't travel so far that the drive unit reached its' end stops. The cure depended on the boat. What you have is not a problem unless it becomes damaging to a structural part of the steering system. (Or the autopilot) Sail often and prosper.
See if you have .....
.... a plastic ring on the rudder post directly above the rudder. It will look like a spacer. Also, check to see (if you can) if the rudder hits the hull when out of the water.... my bet is that it does not. You may need a new spacer, or a thicker one, or, none at all if it is only a slight scrape at full turns of the rudder. Good luck..... Jeff
.... a plastic ring on the rudder post directly above the rudder. It will look like a spacer. Also, check to see (if you can) if the rudder hits the hull when out of the water.... my bet is that it does not. You may need a new spacer, or a thicker one, or, none at all if it is only a slight scrape at full turns of the rudder. Good luck..... Jeff
See if you have .....
.... a plastic ring on the rudder post directly above the rudder. It will look like a spacer. Also, check to see (if you can) if the rudder hits the hull when out of the water.... my bet is that it does not. You may need a new spacer, or a thicker one, or, none at all if it is only a slight scrape at full turns of the rudder. Good luck..... Jeff
.... a plastic ring on the rudder post directly above the rudder. It will look like a spacer. Also, check to see (if you can) if the rudder hits the hull when out of the water.... my bet is that it does not. You may need a new spacer, or a thicker one, or, none at all if it is only a slight scrape at full turns of the rudder. Good luck..... Jeff
Delron Bearings
My 356 and 320 had the same problem. When the boat was built, they "shave" the post that goes through the hull to level it out, and add Delron bearings top & bottom for the washers to ride on. They shaved just a bit too much, and the rudder rides high when hard over due to slop. I'm guessing that if you lift up on the rudder, you can get a little play in it as well. The cure is pulling the rudder, shaving a bit more, and adding an additional Delron bearing as a spacer. In my case, I shaved the Delron bearing at a machine shop to take up the slop rather than shave the boat. Still a pain. When I had the problem, I checked out a number of newer Hunters in the boatyard, and a surprising number of them had the same problem but few rubbed the hull. Good luck, Steve
My 356 and 320 had the same problem. When the boat was built, they "shave" the post that goes through the hull to level it out, and add Delron bearings top & bottom for the washers to ride on. They shaved just a bit too much, and the rudder rides high when hard over due to slop. I'm guessing that if you lift up on the rudder, you can get a little play in it as well. The cure is pulling the rudder, shaving a bit more, and adding an additional Delron bearing as a spacer. In my case, I shaved the Delron bearing at a machine shop to take up the slop rather than shave the boat. Still a pain. When I had the problem, I checked out a number of newer Hunters in the boatyard, and a surprising number of them had the same problem but few rubbed the hull. Good luck, Steve
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