# Lubrication for the daggerboard and pop-up rudder??

**URL:** <https://forum.clcboats.com/t/lubrication-for-the-daggerboard-and-pop-up-rudder/45934>\
**Category:** Builder's Forum\
**Created:** [January 18, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/lubrication-for-the-daggerboard-and-pop-up-rudder/45934 "2018-01-18T21:04:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paul\_Haymes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Paul\_Haymes](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Paul_Haymes)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/lubrication-for-the-daggerboard-and-pop-up-rudder/45934/1 "2018-01-18T21:04:35Z")

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I’m wondering if any of our experienced readers have used some type of lubricant on their daggerboards or pop-up rudders? I’m about to finish my skerry build and was thinking that after years of use these moving parts might wear through the 3 layers of epoxy. I did not mix the epoxy with graphite, so what can I do? Surfboard wax? Appreciate any advice.

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Scheibeck](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.clcboats.com/michael_scheibeck/32/33_2.png) [@Michael\_Scheibeck](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Michael_Scheibeck)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/lubrication-for-the-daggerboard-and-pop-up-rudder/45934/2 "2018-01-18T21:20:35Z")

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I have a Passagemaker Dinghy.&nbsp; I spray a bit of silicone on the rudder fin bearing surfaces from time to time.&nbsp; Nice and slick, but doesn't attract dirt or grit.&nbsp; Daggerboard fits looser and seems to get enough water to make additional lubrication unnecessary.

.....Michael

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**Author:** ![Brad\_Kurlancheek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@Brad\_Kurlancheek](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Brad_Kurlancheek)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/lubrication-for-the-daggerboard-and-pop-up-rudder/45934/3 "2018-08-29T11:37:35Z")

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&nbsp; &nbsp;Speaking of the daggerboard, mine, on a Skerry, stays down, with a bungy cord through the handle and the ends made fast to the edge of the middle seat, but am having problems with water coming up, during a reach.&nbsp; The water comes up in between a small space between the bottom of the daggerboard handle, and the top of the daggerboard well and then spills out slowly onto the boat bottom.&nbsp; Not in great quantities but enough to be an annoyance

So I've thought to take an old bicycle tire, cut open, and wrapped a few times around the daggerboard, just below the handle.&nbsp; The idea of course is that it'd make some kind of waterproof gasket.&nbsp; So I've put one on it, but haven't tried it out yet.

Anyone know of any other ways to keep the water out?&nbsp;

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- Brad

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**Author:** ![John\_Cornellier](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.clcboats.com/john_cornellier/32/252_2.png) [@John\_Cornellier](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/John_Cornellier)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/lubrication-for-the-daggerboard-and-pop-up-rudder/45934/4 "2018-09-03T21:43:46Z")

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If by "experienced" you mean "built and sailed one NE Dory" then I'll say we just followed the instructions. No lubricants. We have the optional kick-up rudder and we ended up having to sand off layers of epoxy and redo it because it was just to fat for the case. Once we got that right it works perfectly, never kicks up unless beaching.