??? Rudder ???

[clt_capt]

Were the rudders canted a bit? I have heard of rudders being slightly offset to compensate for engine rotation - Might also explain why the steering was difficult - the offset may have been too much...

[Deep C]

I'm leaning fatigue... Electrolysis usually involves discoloration which there is none... About half way through the summer I noticed the boat giving up most of a knot of speed. Possible slow bend starting. It was rough as hell comming into Fernandina and for the ride down the ditch it was over a hundred speed ups and slow downs. I did have speed back comming down the home stretch where I could run. Might have been missing then or could have been that I was light on fuel? There was so much noise with stuff sliding and banging around in the rough water that its possible I didn't hear. Same thing with the repeated speed ups and slow downs... I guess I will never know... Three days waiting for Viking to get back with a replacement quote sucks...

[Bligh]

I'm leaning fatigue... Electrolysis usually involves discoloration which there is none... About half way through the summer I noticed the boat giving up most of a knot of speed. Possible slow bend starting. It was rough as hell comming into Fernandina and for the ride down the ditch it was over a hundred speed ups and slow downs. I did have speed back comming down the home stretch where I could run. Might have been missing then or could have been that I was light on fuel? There was so much noise with stuff sliding and banging around in the rough water that its possible I didn't hear. Same thing with the repeated speed ups and slow downs... I guess I will never know... Three days waiting for Viking to get back with a replacement quote sucks...

Most boat companies try to use the smallest rudder possible for more speed. The only way to get steerage is to let rudder turn more to a right angle then normal on a fast boat. When this happens when you have turned the rudder hard at slow speed and then speed up before straightening steerage then the rudder is in a bad position to be bent over and fracture off depending on metalurgy? On canting rudders that someone added. Most all boat builders level the rudder and off set rudders enough to slip shaft out past rudder with out removing rudder. I have never seen one canted, but I havent seen everything, so maybe?

[TROPHY SPORTFISHING]

Do your self a favor and replace them both.

[Deep C]

Thats the plan... Cast two brand new ones and keep the one for a spare...