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My 85 Mark V has what I would call excessive play in the 2 hinge joints on the external rudder. This fall I'm going to remove the rudder and examine the fittings for wear. Hopefully its the pins rather than the hinge fittings. What has been your experience in this matter?
On mine the problem seems to be in the bolt that connects the tiller to the rudder. I find that the bolt is the right diameter for the tiller, but something like 1/32 of an inch too small in diameter for the rudder and this causes some play.
I've been meaning to try to get some kind of sleeve made, to see if this reduces play but haven't found anybody to make one yet. If anybody else has faced/fixed a similar problem I'd like to know what they did.
While we are at it, when the tiller is turned completely to the side, the only thing that prevents it from hitting the transom is a bolt on the tramson, on which the tiller hinge rests. One of my bolts caps had sheared off and had to be replaced. Other MK V owners may want to have a look.
My 85 Mark V also has excessive play in the rubber. The through bolt from the tiller to the rudder is tight and there isn't signifigent slop there. The problem seems to be in the gougeons and the pins. I haven't had time and don't really want to remove the rudder while the boat is in the water, so I'm putting up with it for now. My plan is to have a really good look at the diameter of the rudder pins and the diameter of the hole in the gougeons. It may be necessary to have larger diameter rudder pins turned to fit more snuggly in the gougeons. I have heard of some Mark V that have had the rudder hinge system fail, so I'm not wild about messing around too much with the system and if I do anything it will be to make it beefier.
If anyone else has any solutions or experiance in this area I'd welcome your input.
Steve "Still Knot Working"
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