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Post by ohana on Jan 10, 2020 18:39:03 GMT
Was looking more closely at the top of the rudder stock today, checking things over, had not realised the rudder stock is FRP composite, certainty at the top! Thought it was stainless steel!
I have no trouble with it, but just surprised. Are all jeanneau from this age onwards using FRP rudder stocks?
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Post by jdl01 on Jan 13, 2020 17:42:55 GMT
I have pulled the rudder on our 2012 379 and the stock is stainless steel. I find it hard to believe that a 439 of the same year would be FRP.
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Post by ohana on Jan 13, 2020 18:06:44 GMT
I’m going to take a closer look lower down when next on the boat. The top of the stock, where the emergency steering handle engages, is definitely composite of some kind, and the section just below, where the steering quadrant connect to the stock, it also looks composite, although can’t be sure. Weird
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Post by sitara on Jan 13, 2020 20:27:57 GMT
I seem to remember that some of the sportier boats at our club (not Jeanneaus) had composite rudder stocks. This would certainly eliminate corrosion of the rudder stock and consequent loss of rudder as was the case with Hilma in the middle of the Pacific.
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Post by ohana on Jan 14, 2020 17:59:06 GMT
Jeanneau confirmed today that my rudder stock is indeed FRP composite. Seems a lot of the SO series 7 generation (which includes my 439 from 2012) have FRP composite rudder stocks.
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