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Sam Conant
Just purchased and moved a Catalina 25 (1982) from North Hero, Vt to Malletts Bay, Vt .... in heavy winds and seas ...(for Lake Champlain)About 50 years from calmer seas .... with an opening to navigate approximately 25 yard wide ... The lower rudder holding cotter pin sheared ... and steering was lost ... The honda 4 stroke kept us off the rocks .... and we were unable to pull the upper cotter pin to remove the rudder and tiller from the transom ... 4 footseas, rain, wind ... and needed to hold the boat ... by motor ... I was ableto, finally last the tiller tighly agains the transom .... to avoid it thrashind and trashing the motor .... and obtained a tow by my local marine police boat ... Unfortunately, the water forced by the tow .... forces a rudder wide crack just below the top transom connector plate ...While I've got a repair person to look at the rudder ... I'd like to find aplace with replacement rudder(s) for the craft ... Any suggestions will be appreciated .... West Marine says they don't have one ...TksSam Conant