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When my gudgeon broke

Posted By: Paul Miller, Nimble 20, Deland, FL
Date: 1/21/07 12:03p.m.

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In Response To: N20 (sean)

I couldn't find a replacement, so I had it welded. Here's a link to a thread with a picture of the repair (I lost the original pic). Additional straps are welded across the break but you can see what the original looked like. http://bbs.trailersailor.com/forums/nimble/index.cgi/read/1409
The one on the boat you are looking at looks like it may be a little stronger than the stock one -- I haven't been able to find one that "stands off" like that one.
I'm still in love my N20 after five years!! Lazy Susan is my first boat. She needs a bit of wind to get moving, but I'm seldom in a hurry on the water. Some of my friends who sail Sea Pearls nicknamed her "fat-n-heavy" but she stands up to a stiff breeze that leaves them with their gunwales in the water. I love the yawl rig -- it really simplifies single-handed sailing. Not having owned other boats, I can't imagine not having the mizzen sail to help with setting/striking sail and reefing. The mizzen as an anchor riding sail also eliminates sailing at anchor and offers a unique form of (mizzen) sheet-to-tiller self-steering without having a spider's web of control lines strung about the cockpit.
Picture below was taken at the anchorage where I discovered the broken gudgeon. My friend and I were sailing from Ponce inlet down the coast when, the first night out, we encountered a storm that forced us to stay awake all night. We put into Canaveral Inlet to anchor and rest and discovered the broken gudgeon the following morning. We let out enough anchor rode to reach that little beach, where we removed the broken gudgeon and took it to a welding shop that could weld stainless steel. Paul

WCTSS (West Coast FL Trailer Sailing Squadron)

Messages In This Thread

Nimble 20 -- sean -- 1/12/07 2:56p.m.

Nimble 20 in Austin area -- Jim Bailey -- 1/12/07 4:45p.m.

nimble 20 near austin -- sean -- 1/12/07 4:57p.m.

Nimble 20 -- sean -- 1/14/07 6:06p.m.

addional photos of rudder -- sean -- 1/14/07 6:08p.m.

and one more of boat -- sean -- 1/14/07 6:09p.m.

Texas Nimble 20 -- Jim Bailey -- 1/14/07 7:23p.m.

Nimble 20 -- sean -- 1/14/07 7:28p.m.

Since noboby but Jim … -- Mark N, Nimble Arctic, Jax FL -- 1/20/07 4:10p.m.

N20 -- Rick Lapp -- 1/20/07 9:21p.m.

N20 -- sean -- 1/21/07 6:07a.m.

Loose liner -- Ray Henry, Nimble Kodiak Yawl, "Seaweed", NC -- 1/21/07 6:43a.m.

When my gudgeon broke -- Paul Miller, Nimble 20, Deland, FL -- 1/21/07 12:03p.m.

N20 rudder -- Rick Lapp -- 1/30/07 10:21p.m.

More pics -- Rick Lapp -- 1/30/07 10:25p.m.

Last one -- Rick Lapp -- 1/30/07 10:26p.m.

Rudder Base Plate -- sean -- 1/31/07 6:01a.m.

Rudder Plate -- Rick Lapp -- 2/2/07 12:42a.m.

Manual -- David Hollenback -- 9/22/07 11:09a.m.

No Such Thing... -- Mark N, Nimble Arctic, Jax FL -- 9/22/07 3:45p.m.

a manual knows nothing -- scott barnes -- 9/22/07 5:28p.m.

Let's write a Nimble manual -- Brent -- 10/9/07 2:20p.m.

Re: Let's write.... -- Paul Miller, Nimble 20, Deland, FL -- 10/11/07 4:13p.m.

Getting it hosted -- Brent -- 10/14/07 1:19p.m.

Nimble Owner's Manual - a start -- Brent -- 10/17/07 10:25a.m.

Kewl! We can all have some fun with this! -- Paul Miller, Nimble 20, Deland, FL -- 10/17/07 6:16p.m.

Thanks -- David Hollenback -- 9/23/07 4:44a.m.

Water can run to a low spot from a leak a *LONG* way away! -- Ray Henry, Nimble Kodiak Yawl, "Seaweed", NC -- 9/23/07 7:39a.m.

I don't understand "water in the centerboard trunk" Do you mean water in the -- norm ex-nimble new orleans -- 9/23/07 8:51a.m.

Wil look into it -- David Hollenback -- 10/18/07 5:05p.m.

norm is probably right -- scott barnes -- 9/23/07 9:04a.m.

leak -- Gene Halpern, ex-Nimble 20 -- 9/23/07 11:14a.m.

Leaky "20" -- Jim/Mobile -- 9/23/07 1:28p.m.

What Bargain -- David Hollenback -- 10/18/07 5:18p.m.

What a Learning Experiance -- David Hollenback -- 10/18/07 5:15p.m.

If you have an aluminum toe rail the fastening are right underneath and, on my -- norm ex-nimble new orleans -- 10/19/07 5:21a.m.

Toe Rail -- David Hollenback -- 10/19/07 4:49p.m.

Dave, the N20 toerail forms an integral -- Paul Miller, Nimble 20, Deland, FL -- 10/19/07 5:23p.m.

Found Them -- David Hollenback -- 11/1/07 9:19a.m.

wood flooring -- shenanigans -- 10/19/07 8:04a.m.

flooring supplier -- scott barnes, n20 -- 10/19/07 3:27p.m.

Wood -- David Hollenback -- 10/19/07 4:46p.m.

Flooring -- David Hollenback -- 10/19/07 4:44p.m.

Here's an account of my cabin sole replacement -- Ray Henry -- 10/20/07 3:54p.m.

Beautiful -- David Hollenback -- 11/1/07 9:23a.m.

Agree with Mark -- no manual -- Paul Miller, Nimble 20, Deland, FL -- 9/24/07 1:32p.m.

replacement solar bronze fan for M20 -- chris spohr -- 7/28/07 11:29a.m.

Sola vents. -- Jim Bailey -- 7/28/07 8:26p.m.

solar vent -- Gene Halpern, ex-Nimble 20 -- 7/28/07 8:42p.m.

I agree with Gene. Mine was "bullet proof" and just needed TLC. -- norm ex-nimble new orleans -- 7/29/07 11:15a.m.

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