Difference between revisions of "Blisters on a Rudder"
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| − | I had been aware of blisters for some time but chose to ignore them until I damaged the leading edge of the rudder on a sand bank in the middle of the Thames Estuary (Middle Sand). | + | I had been aware of blisters in the rudder for some time but chose to ignore them until I damaged the leading edge of the rudder on a sand bank in the middle of the Thames Estuary (Middle Sand). At the same time I was aware of a leak around the rudder tube that required the rudder to be dropped for investigations. |
| − | [[File:The rudder.jpg | | + | [[File:The rudder.jpg |400px|center|]] |
| − | [[File:Rudder_removed.jpg |400px|]] [[File:Leading_edge.jpg |400px|]] | + | After lift out a hole was dug and the rudder dropped. |
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| + | [[File:Rudder_removed.jpg |400px|]] | ||
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| + | The rudder was damaged at leading edge corner and water was dripping out. | ||
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| + | [[File:Leading_edge.jpg |400px|]] [[File:Top_of_rudder.jpg |400px|]] | ||
[[File: Poppedblisters.jpg|400px|]] [[File:Drying_out.jpg |400px|]] | [[File: Poppedblisters.jpg|400px|]] [[File:Drying_out.jpg |400px|]] | ||
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| − | [[File:Test hole refilled | + | [[File:Test hole refilled.jpg |400px|]] |
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Revision as of 16:35, 12 March 2019
The Story
I had been aware of blisters in the rudder for some time but chose to ignore them until I damaged the leading edge of the rudder on a sand bank in the middle of the Thames Estuary (Middle Sand). At the same time I was aware of a leak around the rudder tube that required the rudder to be dropped for investigations.
After lift out a hole was dug and the rudder dropped.
The rudder was damaged at leading edge corner and water was dripping out.
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