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Home Forums Search Trailer Sailor Roster Chandlery Events Classifieds Resources About TSBB SBO Sites	Instructions/FAQ | Rules & Etiquette | Edit Profile | Forum Login View Thread | Post Response | Return to Index | Read Prev Msg | Read Next Msg | Re: Notch Posted By: Stephen - Nimble 24 - North of Baton Rouge Date: 6/13/07 4:01p.m. Report: outside forum guidelines In Response To: Notch (pic) (Ed, N24, Sarasota) I had heard that, too, and repeated it to Norm New Orleans. If I remember correctly, Norm observed that, with the well-known propensity of the Nimbles to gudgeon-pintle weakness, there would be risk adding that much extra weight to the load. Further, he asked, "what would you grab onto?" The bumpkin is not really designed for the extra load that would be put on it by someone in the water attempting to board the stern of the boat, nor is the tiller assembly. So, I have concluded that the notch developed as a kind of design flair(???). What I wonder about is this: it creates the optical effect of looking much stouter than the non-notch rudder upright. Was the design change in any way related to the gudgeon-pintle issue, or just cosmetic? Stephen

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Weather helm -- Michael -- 5/28/07 6:35a.m.

Nimble rudder -- Chet Simmons -- 6/3/07 12:02p.m.

N24 rudder -- Rod M. Nimble Vagabond "Loligo" S. Gulf Isl. BC -- 6/8/07 8:36p.m.

Weather helm -- Michael -- 6/10/07 4:57p.m.

Nimble Rudder -- Mark N, Nimble Arctic, Jax FL -- 6/11/07 5:36a.m.

Rudder -- Ed, N24, Sarasota -- 6/12/07 9:34a.m.

Rudder -- Michael -- 6/12/07 6:30p.m.

Rudder -- Ed, N24, Sarasota -- 6/13/07 2:45a.m.

Notice this difference -- Stephen - Nimble 24 - North of Baton Rouge -- 6/13/07 1:49p.m.

Notch -- Ed, N24, Sarasota -- 6/13/07 2:56p.m.

 Re: Notch  -- Stephen - Nimble 24 - North of Baton Rouge -- 6/13/07 4:01p.m.

Gudgeons -- Ed, N24, Sarasota -- 6/13/07 4:29p.m.

Re:Gudgeons -- Stephen - Nimble 24 - North of Baton Rouge -- 6/13/07 6:00p.m.

Year -- Ed, N24, Sarasota -- 6/13/07 7:16p.m.

How about the Production or Model Year -- Stephen - Nimble 24 - North of Baton Rouge -- 6/14/07 8:11a.m.

1989 -- Ed, N24, Sarasota -- 6/14/07 8:55a.m.

Rudder Weather Helm -- Michael -- 6/12/07 6:35p.m.

The pict is NOT... -- Mark N, Nimble Arctic, Jax FL -- 6/13/07 6:35a.m.