Breeze Bender
Breeze Bender
This rudder was given to me a while back in sad shape. I’ve had it hanging on the garage wall. Someone tried to repair the split by screwing a tiller strap to each side. I was going to just take the metal cheek and the straps (a bonus, since new straps are listed at an insane $69.65/pair) then use the rudder in pieces for backer blocks and such, but after I removed the hardware and sanded down that beautiful mahogany I filled the holes and cracks with thickened epoxy, then epoxied the whole rudder. The last pic is after one coat of spar poly. A few more coats and I think this will be back in use. It isn’t the prettiest- those wounds were deep- but it feels as strong as new.
Sea trials will tell!
Sea trials will tell!