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286:. There must be at least two gudgeon/pintle sets for stability in the rudder's attachment to the transom. The pintles must face the same direction for insertion into the gudgeons and usually one is a bit longer so it can be the first into its gudgeon, giving some stability for the insertion of the other pintle. To prevent the rudder from rising out of the gudgeons there is often some preventer such as rudder weight or a locking device slid across the path of the pintle's removal from the upper gudgeon (also referred to as a 133: 449: 36: 483: 466: 256:
In buildings pintles and gudgeons are used for working shutters. Shutters were traditionally used to protect the glazing as well as help keep heat in the building at night during the colder months. Shutters are experiencing a comeback as protection from wind-borne storm debris. Architects have made
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of a boat. Normally, the corresponding pintle fitting on the rudder slides, lowers or clips into the gudgeon. There are variations where gudgeons are mounted to the rudder and boat, and a pivot clevis pin is inserted into these gudgeons, or the pintles are fastened to the boat, and gudgeons are
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On some boats there are split pins/split rings through the pintail to stop gudgeons lifting. In addition while the bottom fitting is a gudgeon turning on a pintail the upper two fittings are a pair of gudgeons each with a pin joining them with split pin/washer to stop them coming out.
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use of both reclaimed historical shutter hardware as well as used stainless sailing hardware for new projects. Other uses are closet doors, barn doors, storm doors, etc. All uses require hold backs of some sort to keep shutter or door from "flapping in the wind".
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fitting, the male counterpart to the gudgeon, enabling an interpivoting connection that can be easily separated. Designs that may use gudgeon and pintle connections include hinges, shutters and boat rudders.
298:) either a solid sleeve, flanged or clenched. This will allow for smoother operation of the helm and preserve the pintles and gudgeons. A bushing can be seen as "consumable". 376: 437: 408: 150:) fitting attached to one component to enable a pivoting or hinging connection to a second component. The second component carries a 146: 119: 193:
A winged gudgeon is one that has extensions that increase its ability to adhere to the fixed surface. At the beginning of the
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attached to the rudder. In any case, the fitting with the hole is referred to as a gudgeon. They are used to attach the
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Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, G & C Merriam Company, 1963, p. 370
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to the boat so that it can swing freely. The rudder can then be turned with the
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Vol. 12 (March - September 1817), Franklin Press, Baltimore, MD,
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insert into gudgeons that are normally affixed to the
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