Rich
I''am presently staying at the Anchorage Marina,inner harbor, in Baltimore. All my fittings are bonded as are most Tayanas. As for the connections on the rudder, I have not noticed any wire when I replaced my cutlass bearing. I only noticed the pitting in the last haulout, all previous haulout revealed no such damage. Perhaps there is something going on in the marina. No reverse polarity is noticed as I monitor it constantly.Finding a qualified welder won''t present much problem, but the removal of the fittings without breaking up of the rudder poses some problems. I shudder at the thought of removing the whole rudder.I contacted the Tayana yard one month ago, as of yet, I received no reply. Unusual to ignore me for so long. At least I''am safe in the marina.
Joe