"Capt. JG" wrote in
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I almost lost my rudder on my Cal 20. I pulled pulled the pins that
held the pintles in the gudgeons for some reason I can't remember and
forgot to put them back in. A couple of minutes later the tiller got a
bit taller, as it worked its way out, then started to leave the boat.
I had all I could do to hold on and haul it back in.


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That sorta reminds me of a friend leaving the brand new giant solar panel
laying on top of the old solar panel...forgetting it was up there until the
boat heeled over and they all watched it diving into the harbor.....true
story....(c;]

In 40' of water, not much left to find we figured.....

"Larry" wrote in message
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"Capt. JG" wrote in
:

I almost lost my rudder on my Cal 20. I pulled pulled the pins that
held the pintles in the gudgeons for some reason I can't remember and
forgot to put them back in. A couple of minutes later the tiller got a
bit taller, as it worked its way out, then started to leave the boat.
I had all I could do to hold on and haul it back in.


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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com


That sorta reminds me of a friend leaving the brand new giant solar panel
laying on top of the old solar panel...forgetting it was up there until
the
boat heeled over and they all watched it diving into the harbor.....true
story....(c;]

In 40' of water, not much left to find we figured.....



That musta been an expensive mistake. My rudder (without the tiller) would
have been about $400, if I could find one. At one point I checked.

It was a strange feeling... tiller started to lift slightly, which I didn't
really recognize as a problem in the moment. Then, it got shorter.



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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com