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The Contessa Corner → Repairs/Modifications/Upgrades → Worn out rudder pintles
A friendly machinist has found a very good way to repair worn out rudder pintles for less cost and less hassle than buying new parts and bolting them on.
Call Frazer Torode at Torode Precision in Brampton, Ont. 905 450 1844. He's very reliable, very capable and knows boats.
He's also very good at making all sorts of weird and wonderful one-offs for boats.
And no, I don't get a commission!
I'm curious! Does this involve reworking the parts in place? Or must they be removed and refurbished before reinstalling?
Hello there:
He found that the pintle is held in by a small pin.
He drifts out the pin and then the pintle.
Then he machines a new pintle out of stainless steel and drifts it back in.
It's a very neat job, stronger than the original and doesn't involve any fibreglass work.
Even better, he doesn't have to touch the structure of the rudder.
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