Hi Mary,
I haven’t experienced the problem myself, but in Don Casey’s “Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual”, he addresses the problem of “Weeping Rudders” in it’s own section. It sounds like a very common problem—essential the fiberglass skin cracks and allows water to saturate the foam core. The book, which I would highly recommend for anybody with a plastic boat, has detailed instructions for dealing with it.
If you have hauled your boat for the winter, it sounds like you should have plenty of time to let it dry out and make a good repair.
Best of luck,
Stephen Pedersen
Wren—hull #365
Watsonville, California
From: Mary Falslev
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 11:46 PM
To: Tuna at myfleet.org
Subject: [Santana 22] Rudder drip
Sailing season is almost over here in northern Utah, and I just hauled my Santana 22 out for the season. Every time I haul her out, I get about a month of rudder drip. Moisture seems to be seeping out of the rudder from its bottom surface. I am worried about the rudder eventually just rotting away. Have any of you had this problem? If so, what did you do about it?
Mary Falslev
Sail number 808
Benson, Utah
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