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So I went for my first real sail today with good winds. I had only motored really except for a little jib only sailing.
When going fast or heeling, I don't know which, a small amount of water came out my cockpit floor. Where the tiller attaches to the rudder. Not much. Maybe 1/8 cup three times.
It looks like my rudder post comes up a fiberglass tube into the cockpit where it meets the tiller.
How big of a problem is this? Big meaning I have to haul out to fix. What causes this? Is a rudder post like a stuffing box for an inboard? What do I do to fix?
When going fast or heeling, I don't know which, a small amount of water came out my cockpit floor. Where the tiller attaches to the rudder. Not much. Maybe 1/8 cup three times.
It looks like my rudder post comes up a fiberglass tube into the cockpit where it meets the tiller.
How big of a problem is this? Big meaning I have to haul out to fix. What causes this? Is a rudder post like a stuffing box for an inboard? What do I do to fix?