It depends on what the prevailing winds are where you sail. At 110 pounds in a radial you will be overpowered in anything over 8-10 knots. Over 12 you won't be able to go upwind at all and over 15 you might as well stay home.
IF the class ever came up with a new rudder it would be much higher aspect and at least a foot deeper then the old one...This looks like someones DIY project..
Lightly sanding down the plastic wedge to make it fit better is okay. Use some Mclube for that extra little bit. The nice thing about using the pin is when you are ramp launching and retriving you can uncleat your rudder downhaul to kick up your rudder and not pull out the tiller..
Don't know of any in the bay area specifically. CISA clinic is at ABYC in Long Beach and they ran a new clinic out of Seattle this past year the ORCA clinic http://www.orca-racing.org/index.html
A few things you need to do or your problem will just reoccur. First get the mast base plug kit (#90-26) and put it on your bottom section. The "crack" you describe was casued by the mast basically drilling a hole through the bottom of your boat not a weight issue but a friction issue. Secondly...
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