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Author:  bkkjoe [ Tue May 17, 2022 3:30 am ]
Post subject:  Rudder Castings cracked Please Help
Hi Everybody,

I recently bought a Hobie Cat, Twixxy model.

The problem I am having is that lower rudder castings no longer fits on the pintles.

Please see below:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11OwuCP ... sp=sharing

At first the castings slipped on to the pintles easily. However I left the boat in the water a few weeks and when I came back, the castings no longer fit.

I tried WD-40 and eventually "tapped" them in with a rubber mallet. However, now one of the casting developed a crack.

The Pintles and castings seem misaligned.

Any advice would be very helpful.



https://drive.google.com/file/d/11OwuCP ... sp=sharing
Author:  Tim H14 [ Fri May 20, 2022 8:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Rudder Castings cracked Please Help
Hey Joe- Your links provided for pics don't work without requesting access.
Try making the pictures public or use photobucket or some other image hosting site to share your pictures.
Author:  bkkjoe [ Mon May 23, 2022 2:10 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Rudder Castings cracked Please Help
Hi Tim

Thanks for the heads up.

The link should work now. I made the image public.

Please let me know what you think.
Author:  mmiller [ Mon May 23, 2022 11:42 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Rudder Castings cracked Please Help
Likely bent the pintels.
Author:  bkkjoe [ Tue May 24, 2022 2:01 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Rudder Castings cracked Please Help
Thanks for the reply mmiller. If its a bent pintel, should I just try to bend it back in shape? Any thing to watch out for?
Author:  mmiller [ Tue May 24, 2022 4:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Rudder Castings cracked Please Help
You would have to remove them from the boat as not to stress the transom.
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