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Summer 2014
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Lido 14 Class Association www.Lido14.com @Lido14Class
Position Name Phone Email
President Steve Potter (805) 208 7440 [email protected]
Vice President Butch Michel (209) 480-1870 [email protected]
Treasurer Jeanne Smith (949) 725-9780 [email protected]
Secretary Terry Johnson (562) 494-3006 [email protected]
Chief Measurer Tom Estlow (310) 457-9691 [email protected]
Director Jim Sterner (206) 780-2582 [email protected]
Director Tony Billera (206) 605-2650 [email protected]
Director Bruce Wasson (562) 434-9864 [email protected]
Honorary Director Tom Schock (951) 277-3377 [email protected]
Past President Stuart Robertson (714) 746 9499 [email protected]
District I Secretary Bruce Wasson (562) 434-9864 [email protected]
District II Secretary Steve Klotz (209) 327-8438 [email protected]
District VI Secretary Matt Nolan (425) 338-1152 [email protected]
District VII Secretary Kathy Muenz (614) 325-3326 [email protected]
Youth Directors Adam and Nora
Elsharwahy [email protected]
Executive Secretary Sharon Young (714) 437-1370 [email protected]
Bow Wave Editor Nathan Dalleska (626) 755-5403 [email protected]
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT
As Nationals and the other Class Championships
approach quickly, the summer sailing season is in full
swing. Weeknight racing is going on everywhere in Lido
Land and the calendar is jam packed with weekend events.
A great recruiting effort has brought some notable past
Class Champions and other really fast guys back into the
Lido membership fold. The leaderboard promises to be
fun to follow! Our hosts, Fleet 6 and Alamitos Bay Yacht
Club, have made sure that the rest of us will fully enjoy
our Championship experience with lots of racing and fun
social activities. Just a couple of weeks later we’ll get to
do it all over again at the Women’s and Junior Champion-
ships! If you haven’t entered yet, why wait?
With this issue we welcome another new fleet, Fleet 9,
which is based in San Pedro, California operating primarily
out of Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club. This group features
some really talented sailors who will be a great addition to
District One.
This Bow Wave also includes tributes to two women who
have recently passed away. While we will miss them, their
contributions to Lido sailing will live on. It also includes
notification of some of the business to be addressed at the
Annual Meeting, August 1. We will elect a new slate of
officers and address a couple of By-law proposals.
It has been a sincere honor acting as president and I thank
each and every one of you.
Happy Sailing,
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IN MEMORY OF...
Barbara Carroll passed away at her home in Palmdale,
California on the morning of May12, 2014 at the age of
62.
Barbara is preceded by her parents Carl and Alice Cag-
giano-Long and brother John Caggiano. She is survived by
her husband David Carroll,
step-daughter Linda
Whatley, son Jonathan Car-
roll, daughter Stefanie Car-
roll, and two grandchildren,
Leela and Logan Whatley.
Barbara is also survived by
two brothers Dean Cag-
giano, Philip Long, and sister
Cathy DiPinto.
Born in Burbank on Septem-
ber 10, 1951, Barbara Mary
Caggiano came into this
world a true character.
When she started kindergar-
ten at Saint Bridget's Catho-
lic School in San Diego, her
quick wit and spunky atti-
tude swiftly led school offi-
cials to determine she might
prefer public school. Barbara often said, with pride, that
growing up with three brothers made her tough, but she
also grew to have a big heart, perhaps from the close
childhood relationships she spoke of having with her fa-
ther and sister.
Barbara attended Mission Bay High School and joined the
Drama Club, Band and Marching Band playing both the
viola and flute. She also excelled in gymnastics and softball
with the Girls Athletic Association. After graduating Barb
joined the U.S. AirForce in 1971, and served more than
four years during the Vietnam War. During her service,
she deployed into Vietnam as a courier. Little is known of
her service or honors due to the classified nature of her
deliveries.
After returning to civilian life, she attended Point Loma
College, San Diego Jr. Col-
lege, and San Diego State
University. She also de-
cided to pursue sailing in
order to reunite with her
childhood crush, David
Carroll. Within no time,
they sailed to the top of
the Lido 14 Class League
and were betrothed at Mis-
sion Bay Yacht Club, Janu-
ary 27, 1979.
Barbara had started to pur-
sue a law degree at San
Diego State, but decided to
postpone her education to
start a family. Using money
from Barb's GI Bill, they
put a down payment on
their first home in San
Diego, and within no time, they were blessed with the
arrival of Jonathan in 1982, and Stefanie in 1984.
In 1986 David returned to employment at Lockheed, re-
located to Valencia, and Barbara became a teacher's aide
discovering a passion for swimming instruction and gour-
met cooking. She became known for her lavish arrange-
ments and creative dishes. Meanwhile she continued sail-
ing with her husband and began teaching her children to
sail as they came of age.
Barbara Carroll, 1951—2014
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In 1993, the family moved to Georgia where David contin-
ued working with Lockheed. Despite the absence of a Lido
Class, the family could not do without the wind and water
so they sailed Snipes. During their time in Georgia, Bar-
bara became a Lifeguard, a Lifeguard Instructor, and a Wa-
ter Safety Instructor. She also gained a specialty working
with children who had near-drowning experiences and
who were deathly afraid of the water. After experiencing
such trauma, many children grow up refusing to ever enter
the water again, but Barbara could have them swimming
within a week.
With Barbara's encouragement, David pursued an oppor-
tunity to return to California in 1998. They purchased a
house in Palmdale, and for the next four years, Barb
worked as a Lifeguard at College of the Canyons in Valen-
cia. She also had a pool installed in the backyard so that
she could work with local children, and so her own chil-
dren could pursue their born love for swimming through
competitive racing and diving.
Sadly, in 2001, doctors diagnosed Barbara with multiple
sclerosis, and after a few months, she lost most of the mo-
bility on her right side. She could no longer sail, but re-
mained an active participant in the Lido 14 Class and con-
tinued working with children with near- drowning experi-
ences for as long as she could. As Barb lost the use of her
right hand, she tirelessly pursued intricate plastic canvas
needlepoint and beading to keep her hand strong and her
mind active. Her work brought smiles and laughter to
many families and children as she gave away creations like
Lido Fleet trophies, refrigerator magnets, piggy banks, tic-
tac-toe boxes, and Christmas ornaments.
Throughout her life, Barb proved to be tough as nails but
also thoughtful, kind, and generous. She made friends
wherever she went, and constantly went out of her way to
reach out to people, provide guidance, and help resolve
problems. Barbara Carroll was a character in every way,
she made an impact on just about everyone she met, and
without a doubt left her imprint on this world. She will be
greatly missed by all who knew her, and remembered with
love and laughter.
Norene Sun, Fleet 62
On May 8, 2014, the Lido community lost a great member of
Fleet 62, Norene Sun. She was treasured
wife and crew to Bruce Prickett, Lido
3740. Having grown up sailing in Berkeley,
she introduced her family to sailing just a
few years ago, joining the Fremont Sailing
Club and Fleet 62. Despite the steep learn-
ing curve of racing Lidos in Lake Elizabeth's
fluky winds, Norene and Bruce stuck with
it. Over the last two years, they improved
their sailing dramatically by being active in all
the Fremont regattas and traveling and rac-
ing at venues such as Clear Lake, Lake
Washington Sacramento, Tomales Bay, Richmond, and the Oak-
land Estuary. Just this past February the fleet awarded them the
Butch Michel Most Improved Sailor Award.
Norene and Bruce two sons, Anthony and
Timothy, have even started sailing, and have
participated with the Sequoia Yacht Club
Junior Program. Outside of sailing, Norene
was involved in Toastmasters, machine knit-
ting and was a black belt in Aikido. We will
remember her most for her warmth, her
eagerness to help everyone at the lake, and
her determined sailing spirit. She is missed
by a large extended family and an even larger
Lido community. May Norene rest in peace!
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FLEET & DISTRICT REPORTS
Rank Sail # Skipper R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Total Net
1st 4834 Susan Taylor 4 4 4 1 2 2 1 18 18
2nd 6136 Dan McGanty 3 1 2 4 3 3 5 21 21
3rd 4150 Michael Eisenberg 7 3 3 9 DNF 1 1 3 27 27
4th 3446 Gary Schaffel 1 8 5 2 5 9 DNF 2 32 32
5th 6337 Charles Smith 2 2 1 9 DNF 4 9 DNF 9.0 DNC 36 36
6th 2999 Peter Beale 8 5 6 5 6 4 4 38 38
7th 882 Chris Kitchen 6 6 7 3 9 DNF 9 DNC 9 DNC 49 49
8th 3579 Paul Button 5 7 9 DNF 9 DNC 9 DNC 9 DNC 9 DNC 57 57
Fleet 2 in Marina del Rey began the year with the Fleet 2
Invitational on March 29. Nine Lido A and six Lido B
boats came out for eight short-track races. It was a great
way to kick off the season with lots of starts to clear the
cobwebs. Michael Eisenberg and Julia Rychlik took the B
Fleet and Stu Robinson and Sammy Elsharhawy prevailed in
the A Fleet. We had great regatta sponsorship for our
raffle from Ullman Sails,
Quantum Sails, W.D.
Schock, APS, Sailing Sup-
ply and McLube. The signature SCCYC hoist jockeys
were on hand to get boats in and out of the water quickly
so everybody could enjoy the post-regatta hospitality.
Results are posted on sccyc.org, and pictures are on the
South Coast Corinthian Yacht Club Facebook page.
The Fleet 2 Championships were held on June 14. Eight
Lidos made it to the starting line. Class President Steve
Potter served as PRO assisted by Kristina Potter with
Larry Hoskinson and Tom Estlow setting the marks.
Seven excellent races were run with the breeze building
throughout the day. Susan Taylor and Werner Horne
took the day, recovering from a broken hiking strap that
sent them for a short swim. Staying alive let them take
advantage of the boats that sailed the wrong course in
race #4. With that
win they closed the
day 1, 2, 2, and 1.
Dan McGanty and Helen Brierley had a very consistent day
to earn second and Michael Eisenberg put it together in
the last three races to take third. Results on sccyc.org and
pictures on Facebook.
We are now a six weeks into our Thursday evening Sun-
stroke Series, sponsored by DISC, averaging 8 boats a
night.
Fleet Six has been working extremely hard to put on a
great Nationals, August 1-3.
They have structured the re-
gatta to attract sailors of all
skill sets. For the first time competitors are able to skip
the first day of qualification racing and opt-in to the silver
flight. How great is that?! The fleet is also setting up out-
of-towners with housing, if requested. Also, if you are a
skipper or crew looking to sail, but don’t have anyone
lined up, post your information
on the crew/boat board, lo-
cated on the event website.
Lastly, if you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact
the Regatta Chairpersons, John Gresham and Amanda
Wayne.
Fleet Two: Marina del Rey, CA
Fleet Six: Long Beach, CA
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FLEET & DISTRICT REPORTS
Have you noticed how the
ladies have a way of hold-
ing back and letting the men think they are running things?
They request and when they don’t get the answer they
want, they ask once again. If necessary, they repeat the
request another time. Bottom line, eventually the gals get
the “right response”. It’s the ladies that really run the
show; the men have the last word, but it’s just what the
ladies’ want.
O.K., how does this relate to Fleet 7? In our Fleet we
have some grand dames who are worthy of publicity.
Here are the names to go with the faces.
Pam Fairley: Here’s one of those women who is quite
capable of holding her own in a confrontation; should you
have one, you just won’t know what hit you. As a practic-
ing attorney, she can make black look white and up look
down. Pam has just turned over the reigns as Secretary of
Fleet 7, a position she has held for as many years as this
writer can recall. As Secretary she not only kept the min-
utes of our monthly meetings, but also served as the right
hand of whoever was in the office of Fleet Captain. If
there were gaps, she filled them. If a volunteer was
needed, the position was quickly filled. But she shows her
best when she’s in the cockpit of Ken Foster’s Lido. To-
gether this Pam-Kent team form one of the finest racing
duos in the local waters. And did you know they pres-
ently hold the title Fleet Champions of Mission Bay Yacht
Club; next time you are at Mission Bay, don’t park your
car in the parking space reserved for the Club Champion!
Marilyn Patterson: Your
writer is quite familiar with
this lady, about 63 years familiar; as legal secretary and
office manager she started her career with her husband.
At first that was not a really big task, but as it turned out
it was one that just didn’t phase out. She is still at the job!
She pleaded with her husband to let her crew for him in a
Lido 14; he relented and for 8 years she helped him to sail
to a position of “almost-competent”. When a bright
young sailing star, a granddaughter, came forth to replace
her in the boat, she took on other tasks, like pushing
boats around the Yacht Club; serving as treasurer of Fleet
7; driving home to pick up boat parts her husband left
home by mistake, and seeing to it her husband didn’t for-
get his timing watch. At the next Invitational, be sure to
stop by the chili pot with Marilyn’ name on it.
Ann Hinton: Now here’s not just a lady of note, but a
lady skipper in her own right. Always smiling, and prefer-
ring to serve a quiet role, she is a key member of Fleet 7.
She invaded California with her husband after sailing with
him in a Flying Scot in Kentucky. They found Lidos a bit
difficult at first but they kept at it and now, from time to
time, they are show our locals around the racecourse.
This team is one of the teams most dedicated to competi-
tive sailing in our fleet. Ann not only directs the bow of
their lido, but also actively competes in sabots and another little
boat whose designer forgot the gooseneck for the boom.
Roger Patterson
Fleet Seven: Mission Bay, CA
The District One Championship
will be held in conjunction with the
Fall Invitational Regatta at Mission
Bay, CA on October 17 and 18, 2014. The hospitality of
Lido Fleet 7 is legendary and this
event is always a highlight of the fall
Lido season. We look forward to
seeing you there.
District One Report
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FLEET & DISTRICT REPORTS
Since the 2013 Nationals in Marina Del Rey Fleet 1 has
continued to surge in membership. We have been getting
our message out to new and existing members through
our Facebook posts and
emai blasts. We host some
of the top events on the
Lido 14 calendar like the Harry Wood Regatta and the
Roy Woolsey regatta. We keep our members active with
our summer twilight series and our Fleet Championship
regatta.
As with any organization, change is paramount, and Fleet 1
is capitalizing on a group of fleet leaders who are ener-
gized, take the long view, and bring a historical perspective
to the task. They keep our fleet active and vibrant. And
they know how to throw a good party. Just look at some
of our regatta shirts and you’ll know. Fleet 1 is also excited
about the upcoming slate of new officers to help guide the
class. President Potter has done a great job these past
three years, and I’m sure he and first lady Christine are
looking forward to a well deserved respite from his presi-
dential duties. Fleet 1
is eager to begin
working with Presi-
dent Elect Butch Michel and Vice President Elect Steve
Klotz. We know the class will be in good hands when they
take over in August and that they will strive to continue
the trend of ever increasing harmony, participation, and
fun for all.
Finally, Fleet 1 is preparing a bid to host the 60th annual
National Championships in 2017. The last time Fleet 1
hosted was back in 2007 and drew 50 boats, so it's fitting
to host the 60th. Stay tuned for details on what will be an-
other fantastic event.
Fleet One: Newport Beach, CA
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FLEET & DISTRICT REPORTS
Following a very successful North / South Invitational
hosted by Fleet 20 and UCSB Sailing Team, spring has
been very quiet on the
American
Rivera. North /South
was attended by 5 Lidos, 8 Lasers and 10 Alumni &
Friends FJs. Mark Ryan and Sarah Schaupeter (Ryan) won
the regatta with all firsts and seconds in sunny, warm
winds which varied from 8-18 knots, champagne sail-
ing! Following racing on Saturday there was a great beach
BBQ where we all enjoyed sausages, bratwurst, hot dogs,
beer and Margerum
wine. The awards were pre-
sented immediately after
racing on Sunday, so road warriors could hit the road
and beat the traffic. Sombreros and maracas were pre-
sented as trophies to all the fleet leaders. This was a
great inaugural event and we look forward to doubling or
Fleet 21: Santa Barbara, CA
Ahoy there Lido nation, Fleet 81 is having one of our best
Springs in a while. So far we have only had one night turn
sour and that was the first night, April 22. We don't usu-
ally sail in April but some boats were heading up to the
Fleet 25 Turtle Regatta in Portland, Oregon, so we
thought we would have some tune up racing before the
regatta and help people get their boats ready before our
Spring series started. The Spring series has had up to five
boats at the line so far.
Some have been on the
line at the horn and
some a little late but all having a good time. Speaking of
the appropriately named Turtle Regatta, we had one of
our boats turtle and another lost its mast due to a failed
shroud (check those!) and the other kept shipping water
when the gusts hit 18knts + and the rail went under. The
wind came mostly downriver but shifted fifteen degrees
and more throughout the day. That made for a lot of
quick tacks and tired sailors.
The other big thing that will be happening this Spring is a
race clinic by John Papadopolous. The fleet is hosting a
breakfast (big shout out to Becky and Marti) for those at-
tending. We hope the clinic will make those who attend
better and faster sailors. The Emerald cup is coming up in
late June, with districts about a month away in Anacortes
WA. Our Fleet Summer series starts June 18. Instead of a
5 week series we are dividing our Summer Series into two
events this year: Summer
Series 1 and 2. They will
be three weeks each
with a fun night in the middle. We hope this will give peo-
ple a chance to do a whole series without getting penal-
ized for missing a night. Keep hiking!
Mark O'Harra
Fleet Eighty-One: Eugene, OR
We had rough start at Lake Washington this year, but
Fleet 8 Lido Sailors have shown fortitude. On April 5,
Bruce McDevitt, was the
PRO for the five races with
3 contenders. The sailors
all had fun with camaraderie and good competition. On
May 10 the north winds came in with gusts up to 20 knots.
Of the five Lido’s that showed up for the races, only 3
raced and one of those capsized near the docks in the
heavy gusts. Frank with crew Kathy righted 4919 quickly as
the water was cold! The
mast came up with a full
head of grass hair! Frank
Chwalowski’s wife, Pennie, sent a batch of her fleet re-
nowned cookies; they were gratefully devoured.
Fleet Eight: Sacramento, CA
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REGATTA RUNDOWN
Spring 1, 2, 3 by Harold Ho
May 4, 2014
Sunday, Cuatro de Mayo, was the first of our regattas at
Lake Elizabeth for 2014. We kicked off Spring 1,2,3 fol-
lowing an unusually hot, dry spell. But that Saturday, we
got the tail end of something coming through blowing
25mph winds, and by race day, it was cool, cloudy and
gusty. Turnout was the best that I’ve seen at Lake Liz for
a long time. A bunch of visiting El Toros were there, and
we had, count ‘em, 7 Lidos! These included the usual
suspects, and some long-absent reunions. Maria and I
were joined by Bruce Prickett and Norene Sun, Sidney
Lee and Doug Hamilton, Earl Thomas and Luke Rosener,
Butch Michel and Eric,
Ned Niccolls and Mike
Ford, and Jim Lechner
was single-handing. Un-
fortunately, right at the
docks, I could tell that
our centerboards were
hitting mud, so we only
ever had our board
down 2/3rds max. For
race 1, we started with 3
other FJ’s which made
the starting line interest-
ing. I was about a minute off on the start sequence so I
found myself coming towards the line on port tack and
only realized at the last few seconds that we were about
to start. Fortunately, I saw all the other Lidos and FJs
duking it out at the committee boat and was able to cross
them all on port for a truly awesome start. Butch was
duking it out with some FJ’s giving us a little breathing
room, until John Christman in his FJ caught up to us and
we were duking it out with him. We had the clear advan-
tage going to leeward in the triangle-sausage course, but
he was able to pass on the last windward to the finish
when we got caught in the typical wind swirlies by the
docks. Of the Lidos we finished first, followed by Butch,
and a good race by team Sidney / Doug put them in
third. Ned didn’t start that race but he did discover just
how deep the middle of Lake Liz with his centerboard
all the way down!
Race 2 was another triangle-sausage, but we Lidos got
our own start. We got another well-timed start on star-
board and we were able to just nudge in front of Ned
who almost buried us to windward. Meanwhile, Bruce
had an awesome start at
full speed and clear air,
and soon we found our-
selves behind both him
and Butch. Butch went
from covering us to
chasing Bruce which gave
us a good opportunity to
catch up. We chased
Butch almost the en-
tire way until then end,
when this time we wisely
avoided the dock swirlies which caught Butch this time,
and we were able to pass for the bullet. Ned who was
returning to Lake Liz after a long absence, followed
Butch for a close 3rd.
During the delay before race 3, the wind started really
whipping up. Sidney, Jim, and Ned retired, wisely, and
though we were considering it, Butch talked us into
sticking it out for the last race. Gusts were probably past
15 mph and they were followed by lulls that threatened
to dump us if we didn’t
jump back into the boat
quickly, but at least they
weren’t the usual 90 de-
gree wind shifts! We had
a hard time keeping the
boat flat and Butch ran
away with it with a really
great start. At one point,
around the leeward
mark, it felt as if we
were catching Butch, but
despite Maria’s warning, we went through the restricted
start line. Two quick tacks to unwind us, put us further
behind, but now neck and neck with Bruce. We managed
to finish the race 2nd followed by Bruce and Earl.
Big thanks to Hans and Helga Wolff for helping us set up
the BBQ, and to Joe Davis who showed up just in time to
flip the burgers and entertain us with Dawg. Next race is
June 1st. I hope we continue to build on our participa-
tion and get more Lidos out on the water!
Sidney Lee and Doug Hamilton
Joe Davis BBQ
Earl Thomas and Luke Rosener
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TIPS & TRICKS
Modifying a Classic Lido Rudder Casting by John Lawmon
Leatherlips Yacht Club has steadily added Lido 14s to its
fleet of Learn to Sail boats and
now has four fully rigged and
functional boats with three modi-
fied rudders (figure 1). Mainte-
nance is an ongoing task for both
the Lidos and club FJ’s. Experi-
ence last year showed the adult
beginners preferred the larger
Lido however it also revealed
that the rudder yoke was a weak
spot with a couple of fingers
snapping off. Subsequent investi-
gation revealed that in all cases
the tiller had not been properly
clamped to the yoke and hence
the load was not equally shared
by both fingers. It is also sus-
pected that the sails and boat
attitude were not optimal leading
to heavy rudder loads and the
failure shown in Figure 2.
Recognizing that the Learn to Sail
program could not afford to have
boats unavailable while replace-
ment rudder stock castings were
located I started to scheme an
alternative that would adult-proof
the club’s fleet of rudders. After
traveling to the 2012 nationals in
San Diego and sailing a 6000 se-
ries Lido (thanks Paul Makielski)
equipped with a round aluminum
tiller and matching circular sleeve
fixed to the top of the rudder I
developed a concept to weld a
tube onto a broken housing and use a conventional pintle
and gudgeon at the top.
With the conceptual outline in mind I discussed the pro-
ject with Dave Carroll and John Papadopolus. They pro-
vided some helpful suggestions and I arrived at the con-
cept shown in Figure 3 with an adapter block and upper
pintle welded to a modified classic stock.
To take it from the drawing board to reality the following
steps were identified:
1. Cut off the top of an old rudder housing.
2. Weld on a square tube to form the tiller socket.
3. Make and weld a new upper pintle to the rudder
housing.
4. Bolt an off the shelf gudgeon to the transom.
5. Cut an aluminum tube to length and pin it to the new
socket.
6. Make and fit new tiller extensions.
With the concept firmly developed step one was to ex-
tract my Lido from winter storage and squeeze it into my
garage while I checked length height and angles. There
were two options available for the tiller angle, one that
would allow the tiller to be moved past the side deck and
one for a slightly more generous angle that prevented the
tiller moving past the side deck. I chose the first option
but have since questioned my logic.
The following bullets and images
summarize the steps involved in
taking the project to completion:
Rudder Stock
1. Position the rudder stock on
the lower pintle and decide where
the stock should be cut to allow
the tiller to pass through the ran-
som. In our case this measure-
ment was 12.625” measured from
the bottom of the stock.
2. Mark the stock with a cut an-
gle of 93.5 degrees measured
from the leading edge (increase
this angle to lower the tiller). Fig-
ure 4 shows the cut angles and
critical dimension.
3. Return rudder housing to the boat, for a last check
before getting the hacksaw out, and verify the cut line
using a straightedge, held along the marked cut line, to
replicate the new tiller.
4. Hacksaw the broken yoke and top off the stock off as
shown in figure 5.
Fig. 1a
Fig 4 Fig. 2
Fig. 1
Fig. 3 Fig 5
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TIPS & TRICKS
5. Move the stock to a milling machine, square up the
sawn edge and weld prepare with a 60°bevel figure 6
(next page). I chose a 60 degree bevel to provide
plenty of access for subsequent welding.
Mill or file a flat onto the leading edge of the stock so that
a new upper pintle can be welded on later.
New Pintle Assembly
1. This required some careful measurement before final-
izing my design because:
a. The lower transom gudgeons are nearly identical from
boat to boat however the same is not true for the
position of the lower rudder stock pintle, I found over
5/16” variance in the distance from the front of the
stock to the center of the pintle between four differ-
ent rudders.
b. The new
stainless steel
upper gudgeon
fitting (APS
part RL358)
has a different
center to tran-
som distance
compared to
the old exist-
ing lower tran-
som gudgeons.
2. Once the
thinking was
over I made a new pintle as-
sembly by machining a rectan-
gular block of aluminum with
a hole drilled and tapped
5/16” UNC (see figure 7).
3. Obtain a 5/16” UNC stainless
steel bolt and saw off the bolt
head, insert the bolt into the
aluminum block and determine how much excess
thread needs to be removed.
4. Remove the bolt and thoroughly clean it and the rec-
tangular block, including the internal threads, as this
will be hard to do later.
Tiller Socket
Cut a length of box tubing to match the top of the rudder
stock. The tubing is one and a
quarter inches square outside with an inside measurement
of 1 inch square.
Welding
1. Remove all milling machine cutting oil and anodized
gold from the immediate weld area to avoid porosity
during welding at both the top of the stock and at the
pintle attachment point.
2. Make sure that the weld bevel on the stock is at least
60 degrees as it is difficult to get the weld metal to
the bottom of the joint if it is too small.
3. Position and clamp the square tube to the stock.
4. Tack weld the tube to the stock with small welds to
locate and hold the parts together using grade 4043
weld wire using the gas tungsten arc process with al-
ternating current and 100% argon shield gas.
5. Clean and examine the tack welds then if there are no
cracks complete the weld making sure to use plenty
of weld filler wire as this aluminum alloy is prone to
cracking, especially when weld filler wire is not used.
6. Position the pintle block on the stock, tack and then
fully weld in place (remember to remove the gold
anodizing from the weld area before starting).
Tiller Manufacture
1. Cut a piece of grade 6061 –T6 aluminum tube (1” od
x 0.090” or more wall thickness) to the chosen length
and go for a trial fit.
2. Stand back and scream because the tiller does not fit
into the square tube due to weld distortion and I
should know better – next time use less weld metal
by welding intermittently to reduce distortion.
Corrective Action
1. Ream out the inside of the square tube using a 1” di-
ameter reamer.
2. Scream again due to rough edges, sand smooth.
3. Apply wax as a lubricant to the tiller and square tube.
This is a key step and needs to be repeated during the
sailing season
Fig 6
Fig 7
Continued from “Modifying a Classic Lido Rudder Casting”
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Locking Pin
1. Determine where the lock pin, to hold the tiller into
the square tube, is to be placed.
2. Insert the tiller into the stock and drill a small pilot
hole through both parts. I used a small new drill to
form a clean burr free pilot hole.
3. Remove the tiller and drill a
generous clearance hole in
both the tiller and square
tube - I used an 11/32 drill to
provide clearance for a 5/16
bolt. A two-step drilling se-
quence was used to mini-
mize the possibility of large
interlocking burrs forming
between the tiller and square
tube.
4. Take a 5/16” bolt with a long
parallel shank and cut the
thread off then drill sideways
through the bolt head so
that a retaining rope can be
added at a later date.
5. Drill and tap the stock to
accept a self-tapping stainless
screw and connect the bolt
to the screw with a piece of
rope figure 8 (I tried wire
rope but it was too stiff and
acted like a spring trying to
lift the bolt out of its hole).
Complete Upper Pintle
1. Take another 5/16” bolt with a parallel shank and this
time saw off the head.
2. Screw this into the pintle block with a touch of Loc-
tite.
Transom Upper Gudgeon
1. Position the stock on the transom and mark the posi-
tion for a commercial 5/16” gudgeon such as that
shown in figure 9.
2. Drill to accept 3/16” UNC stainless steel machine
screws (if you can purchase type 316L stainless steel
machine screws they will not discolor and corrode as
much as type 304L stainless steel) and bolt onto the
new transom (see transom replacement 101 by Kathy
Muenz in June 2009 Bow Wave)
3. Add a rudder clip to the transom for ultimate safety
Tiller extension
1. Cut a piece of 5/8” od x 0.065” wall thickness alumi-
num tube (grade 6061-T6) approximately 31” long
(more or less to suit personal preference) and clean
out the internal burrs.
2. Trim off molding flash from a Ronstan flexible univer-
sal joint (part # RF3133).
3. Wrap the joint with electricians tape (as a protection)
and fix two worm drive clamps around it as shown in
figure 10 to stiffen the universal joint.
4. Carefully clamp the aluminum tube in a vertical posi-
tion and wet the inside to lubricate it.
5. Drive the universal joint into the tiller extension.
6. Remove the worm drive clamps and adhesive tape.
7. Cross drill the tube and flexible joint and lightly coun-
tersink both sides of the aluminum
8. Drive in a lock pin and peen over the ends
9. Apply a heat shrink sleeve over the lock pin
10. Visit the golf store and have a golf grip fitted.
11. Drill the tiller and bolt on the universal joint using a
Ronstan round tiller adapter (Ronstan part RF3136)
Figure 10. Worm drive clips around a flexible tiller exten-
sion to increase its stiffness when it is driven into the tube.
Fig 8
Fig 9
Fig 11
TIPS & TRICKS
Fig 10
Continued from “Modifying a Classic Lido Rudder Casting”
Figure 11. Three modified stocks from the production line.
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TIPS & TRICKS
Splicing Your Lines by Harold Ho
I recently learned how to splice eyes into two types of
lines and our Class President thought it would be great if I
shared what I learned. So here goes!
Why splice? Tying a bowline at end of a line is easy, but
it reduces the strength of the line by one-third. A proper
eye splice retains most, if not all, of the original line
strength. Plus, let’s be honest, this is the most important:
an eye splice at the end of your halyard just looks tidy and
pretty!
Types of Line: The instructions for splicing varies ac-
cording to the type of line, so its important to figure out
what type of line you have. I was using single braid
Dyneema to make a lifting sling. Looking up on the inter-
webs, this is classified as “12-Strand Class II”. To replace
my halyards, I spliced double braid with inner core of
Dyneema and outer cover of “polypropylene blend”,
which is classified as “Double Braid Class II”.
Things you Need:
Line, lots of it, because if you’re like me your first few
attempts will not work.
Splicing fid sized to the line diameter. I found it really
hard to find a small enough fid, but finally found a set
of 5 fids of various sizes that cost a small for-
tune. Best to find a friend to borrow one from (hey,
that’s me!)
Sharp knife and/or scissors
Whipping twine and needle
Blue painters tape - it doesn’t stick to the threads as
much when you peel it off
Pen - best to use a rollerball pen. I used a red sharpie
which just bled everywhere and looked like I bled eve-
rywhere! Whatever you pick you’ll need to be able
to mark both the outer cover and dig the tip inside
the cover to mark the inner core.
Internet connection and computer/laptop/
smartphone.
Getting Started: Fire up that trusty web browser and
search, for example “eye splice 12-Strand class II”. I found
the best links to be from the most popular You-video
search site and the instructions on samsonrope.com.
Other Lessons Learned: From searching, I discovered
that splicing single braid is much easier than double-braid
since the only tricky part is pushing the fid down the mid-
dle to bury the end into the line. For double-braid, the
hardest part is digging out the core from the outer
braid. I used the needle from the whipping twine to care-
fully push aside a hole in the outer cover and then a
smaller fid to “dig” out the inner core. Then after burying
the core, you need to pull up the outer cover in a process
called “milking”. The problem is that with the core bur-
ied, the section you need to pull up the outer cover over
is fatter than the cover so it takes a lot of patience and
pulling. I tied the opposite end off (or you can put it in a
cleat) and used sailing gloves. For all types of line, when
tapering the tail, keep the end taped with blue tape to
keep it from unravelling, but remember to pull off the
tape before pulling the tail back into the core. I found for
tapering, it worked better to use a scissor and start cut-
ting the thread that you marked furthest from the end,
making your way towards the tail. Lastly, you will need
quite an extra bit of line to bury and, in the section where
the line is buried, it will be fatter and therefore its length
will shrink. So make sure to only measure the final line
length that you need *after* you finish the eye splice.
15
BARB CARROLL—SOLDIER, MOTHER, SAILOR, INSTRUCTOR, AND
LEADER
Barb Carroll, soldier, mother, sailor, swimming instructor,
and advisor to the Lido 14 Association for years has
passed away. Barbara Carroll impressed every person she
ever met. She was as honest and as direct has any person
could possibly be. Barbara Carroll called it the way she
saw it. In good health and poor health she always gave
tough, honest advice. During Vietnam she served our
country in the Air Force. That alone tells you a lot about
this fabulous woman. As a wife and a mother she crossed
the country back and forth with her family to support her
husband. Barb raised her children well and strong enough
so they could be a success in their world. Jonathan
Carroll tested in the top 2 percentile of intelligence in the
United States. He was also the youngest Chief in the
United States Navy. His sister has a very successful life in
the state of Washington. Barbara also took charge of rais-
ing Dave's daughter Linda from his first marriage who also
is an excellent mother and a wonderful person. On the
water Barb always wanted to win and had no problem dis-
agreeing with the captain if the wrong calls were
made. Barb jumped overboard once and swam ashore
when she disagreed with Dave on some tactical maneu-
vers. When the Lido class was on some shaky ground as
far as management personnel Barb collected enough votes
to change the management of Lido class.
When Barb got sick she didn't stop helping other peo-
ple. She gave swimming lessons to the children in the lo-
cal neighborhood. Some have since become lifeguards. I
never heard Barb complain about her failing health in all
the years she was sick.
She took the bull by the horns accepted her fate and lived
her life with her husband, family and friends. God bless
you Barbara Carroll. I thank you for your friendship and
for the help you gave to the Robertson family.
Barb Carroll was a very fine woman and was my friend.
Stuart “Stunami” Robertson
Lido 14 Class Association P.O. Box 1252
Newport Beach, CA 92663
2014 D
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