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Old 01-06-2008, 06:05 AM   #2
Rollsdoc
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Rudder Maintenance

Most likely those bolts screw into a wood blocking that is glassed onto the hull. I've seen the stuffin box leak where it goes through the hull and rot the block. You might not notice this till the boat is hauled. Sometimes they can leak around the box and you will see it. Sometimes when hauled you might see it weeping around the box on the out side.
I've had to rebed several stuffing boxes to stop leaks around them.
I'd remove 1 or 2 of the bolts and see if the wood is wet. i doubt the boat will sink but I'd get to it next haul out.
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