Thanks for the reply, Marek. I don't recall seeing what you described on the rudder pintles, but I'm going to pull the rudder off and have a closer look. I may need a different solution to the problem, though.

Thanks again.

Michael Colin
IF1244 "Cosimo"

Greetings from Santa Barbara, CA, USA. I've got a 1973 IF which has developed some rudder play. On last haulout I saw that the middle pintle on the rudder had lost some metal and was discolored, which accounts for the play. I made sure the zincs were making contact before putting her back in, but I ...