For a short time, about then (1981) I had a batch of rudder plates powder coated instead of the much better hard black anodizing, (also some castings) and they chipped badly. I'd suggest hard black if there is someone around to do it, or you migjht hit up Dave Scobie to see if jhe could run them with a batch of Sage plates. It might cost you some time, but save a LOT of money. Second best would be to clean them up and sand them, coat them with epoxy primer then 2-part polyurethane paint. Powdercoating CAN be really good, but usually isn't. Things that get banged around in a saltwater environment are pretty tough on paints. Maybe Stan will chip in on which paint to use if he isn't in a bar someplace, across the tracks. jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Johnston" <frjeff@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 10:31 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Rudder Assembly Cheeks 1981 # 176 Jeff On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 12:29 PM, jerry montgomery < jerry@jerrymontgomery.org> wrote:
Jeff- what year is your 15?
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Subject: M_Boats: Rudder Assembly Cheeks
After adding a new rudder blade, refinishing the tiller and adding even more varnish to the new blade, the rudder assembly still look less than wonderful because the aluminum cheeks paint (flat black) is chipped off in places.
Have any of you re-painted this? I have heard that certain paints can cause problems with aluminum, so am asking for paints and procedure tips.
Thanks as usual for everyone's kind sharing!!
*Jeff Johnston+* Molōn labe!
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