OzOne wrote:
"Seahag" scribbled thusly:


OzOne wrote:
Standard Etchells fare, Bart.

Speaking of Etchells, we just finished fixing another one this week.
Seems
the bronze fitting (pintle?) on the skeg came loose. They sure are
pretty
boats though. We did a little topsides patching and painting so the boat
looks new!

Yep, that pintle does sometimes loosen.
Did you drop the rudder out and renew the bush?

Heh heh, the rudder kinda falls out when the pintle is removed. There
doesn't seem to be much meat for the bolts to grip in the skeg so it's no
wonder they loosen. I don't know about the bushing, I got snagged to hold
the rudder and pintle in place while someone put the new bolts in.

Seahag