I was going to take the pintles (ah, if you don't know the jargon ...) off the old rudder I have, since they fit my gutcheons. And that to me is like half the battle. It's the aluminum plates I have that are too small, because the pintles can't be moved far enough apart to fit the gutcheons on...
I have rudder envy.
If not plywood, would you use pine or poplar if you were going to fiberglass it? I see what you mean about the taper and losing strength, although I could easily see me taking some shortcuts for now, just to put something together.
Any idea where to source the aluminum...
I'm thinking I need the overall dimensions of the rudder itself, as I am not sure how big it needs to be to properly steer the boat. I have a rudder from a smaller boat that I was going to take the tiller from, and use the two aluminum plates as a pattern for getting larger ones made (so the...
So little to ask in return!
I figure I don't need to duplicate yours, just get to something that matches in functionality. That said, taper never even occurred to me.
And this gives me another chance to scout for my lost one this weekend. I'm renting tanks and getting serious, dammit.
Thank...
Can I trouble you to provide dimensions of the rudder, length & width? I think I can sort of fudge in the rest, relying on the distance between the gudgeons to make everything else fit. I have someone helping to build a new one.
Well snorkeling around in the milfoil didn't help any, it's only eight feet deep but visibility is literally 2-3 feet. Looks like I'm going to have to go another route. Thank you for the pic, mine isn't nearly in as good shape. But I believe I have a similar set-up.
Thanks for all the help, I'll...
No, upstate New York, near Albany. We talked about getting tanks, and may resort to that yet!
I have to ask you about getting the boat off the trailer. We had a devil of a time with the keel, which dropped down in between the crossbeams, stopping the boat from sliding off. It is not a stock...
Yes, I already have one, and another offered up. The one I have is too small to modify, or at least seems like it would not work well if I did. And I haven't given up recovering the lost one yet - we plan on snorkeling out there this weekend, and it was shallow water - although that is an...
Thank you for sharing the pics. I lost my rudder today on my maiden sail when we capsized. Lesson for the day, make sure there's a cotter pin in the rudder.
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