EnviroGirl
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We are in search of a 23-2 Rudder. 1/3 of ours cracked and fell off on our last cruise.
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Thank you for the correction. I can’t even figure out how to edit my own response.I am only an amateur at glass work, but I would just spend a couple days glassing over the rudder to be sure that the fore n aft parts do not seek a divorce. Well, maybe an extra day to two to dry it out and then grind back the wood on each side a ways.
When done, paint the whole thing with blue to try to match the hull color. Use something easy like a one-part epoxy paint.
I corrected the thread title also, and hope that you do not mind.
The kids and I went for a swim behind the boat Saturday and noticed half our rudder had fallen off. (They have already divorced one another.) We are either looking for a salvaged rudder from a derelict 23-2 or will have to have a new rudder fabricated.I am only an amateur at glass work, but I would just spend a couple days glassing over the rudder to be sure that the fore n aft parts do not seek a divorce. Well, maybe an extra day to two to dry it out and then grind back the wood on each side a ways.
When done, paint the whole thing with blue to try to match the hull color. Use something easy like a one-part epoxy paint.
I corrected the thread title also, and hope that you do not mind.
You can use what is left to build a better one as long as the post is good!We are in search of a 23-2 Rudder. 1/3 of ours cracked and fell off on our last cruise.
Just to clarify, with a transom-hung rudder there is no "post." The pintles and gudgeons are the support means for the blade.You can use what is left to build a better one as long as the post is good!
My mistake. I read 32-2. But you may still do the same thing.Just to clarify, with a transom-hung rudder there is no "post." The pintles and gudgeons are the support means for the blade.