The bottom fitting that attaches the rudder to the keel on my Compass 28 has fallen off, (disappeared)
the tiller felt loose so anchored dove over the side went to lift the rudder expecting bearing wear only to find the bottom of the rudder just hanging there.
my main concern is finding someone with the skill to fabricate the shoe and fit to better than new.
Do any of the brain trust know of anyone retired or in business who could do the job ?
boat will have to come out and match up with the fabricator will have to be one of the yards out west of the bay the boat is my home and regulations strangle you with the big names.
by any chance do any Compass 28 owners have a photo showing the fitting?
any help is gratefully appreciated am very stressed wondering when the keel will just fall off.
Have you tried contacting the Compass Yacht Group? sites.google.com/site/compassyachtgroup/home - a collection of Compass 28 owner and ex-owners.
Convenor/registrar is Geoffrey Raebel at raebel.g@iinet.net.au
Mag, it was done on my Northerner 28 (C28 predecessor) about 6 years ago, the delirin? bearing was replaced. The rest were a simple shoe and a pin to a gudgeon thing. Maybe photos are on the C28 site, otherwise will be able to access my main computer Sunday evening.
Rest assured that it is a simple bracket/shoe and gudgeon thing, most welders could manage to fabricate from a stainless steel bolt and sheet stainless.
