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I have been told that the small gap between the nylon ring and the rudder stock entry into the ship is normal when the ship is on land. When it is in the water, the buoyancy pushes the rudder blade up. So this distance is like this
wanted.
Can an expert here confirm this?

Holger

Hello everyone,
Here is a link that will surely interest some C34 sailors:

It is about the 7-year voyage of the Catalina 34 MK1.5 "FINDUS" of a German crew (a married couple).
They sailed from Flensburg/Germany via the Baltic Sea, North Sea, English Channel, Biscay, Atlantic (Canary Islands and Cape Verde) to the Caribbean, then via the Panama Canal to the Pacific and crossed it vie the south pacific islands to New Zealand and then to Australia.

Then, after 7 years on board, the Corona problems stopped her voyage.
Unfortunately, the page is no longer updated.

https://www.syfindus.de/?page_id=9

it's a bit tedious to read the diary in the archive (its in german, but whit google translator it es possible to read for not german speaking but interesting men) because you have to read it "back to front".

Holger

... no, If you Cut a round hole (for your Hand) in the cupboard its realy easy!
Holger

... it gives you a trend and it's okay. but nothing more.

As Wahoo has already written, there are affordable prices much better.

Holger

The Bolts are about 10centimeters long

On the starboard side I removed the paneling on the ceiling in the aft cabin to get at the nuts. for the backmost 2 or 3 I had to cut a hole in the small cupboard on the back side.
On the port side I took out the engine control panel to get at the rear 2 or 3 nuts, I got the others by lying down in the locker (under the port bench seat in the cockpit).
Since I was only interested in the rear part of the rail, I don't know exactly whether and how far forward it goes.
But I'll be back on the boat in Italy in a few weeks and could take a look, since I didn't manage to reinstall the paneling in the aft cabin the last time.

Holger

there, at the rear end of the rail, I screwed the foot on (bolted through):

... bolts and nuts!

... they are screwed. I just put the front feet for my arch on it a few weeks ago. the (rear) nuts are to starboard next to the aft cabin cupboard (I cut a hole in there to get at them) and to port behind the engine control panel.

Holger

... congratulations on the new ship.

a lot of work (probably) but also a lot of fun.

Holger

... yes, it's for solar (and a bunch of other stuff).
I made a kind of pattern out of wooden slats in the port (in Italy, 1000 km away from me) and drew a plan from it. In Germany I had everything welded by a friend who is a locksmith. then we cut the part into 2 parts and brought it back 1000km to Italy on the roof of my little 1 series BMW. I was terribly scared that the police would disturb the transport :) .
On site I then screwed the carrier onto the boat. Not everything was 100% right, fortunately there was a nice Italian locksmith who was able to adjust a few small things for me.
Now I'm damn happy. that the job is done.
but you know: after the job is before the job ;)

Holger

my new Arch is assembled. Runaway becomes step by step to a Longtime-Cruising Ship.

1992, Myanmar, left Turn

Holger

I thank you for the information.

@Ron: I don't just want to tighten them, I want to put the base for arch (I think that's what they call it in English) there.

Holger

....  on the top of the gunnel.

Holger