As part of a survey it was seen that the fixings holding the rudder shoes have been fixed on with the wrong grade of Stainless Steel, it appears that the stainless steel bolts have been A2 stainless steel and not A4 grade stainless steel which is the grade for fixing underwater fittings.
With this in mind the other fixing are going to be removed and replaced with the correct grade of Stainless Steel A 4
The anodes will need replacing as a matter of course before the boat is re-launched
Both the shaft and the hull anodes are showing that they are working
The port rudder is in good condition, however the fixings are going to be replaced to make sure that the same does not happen to this as it did on the starboard rudder shoe
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