The wood rudder of my 1978 Sunfish has split a chunk off down through the attachment holes. I am thinking of cutting a larger piece out of it , so the holes are not in line with the repair. Then attaching a new piece in place, with pins and epoxy. Then shape the new piece.
I see the rudder had a pin of some sort inserted above the top hole. Any information about what it was made of?
I bet others have done this but I can't find any reference to it. Do you think it will stand up to use in the real world? Or any other suggestions. Thanks Gary
, so the holes are not in line with the repair.
My one spare rudder has an issue that will be strengthened with dowels like yours.Thanks all, L&VW the links were great. I've just finished the new rudder I have made from a piece of sapele. I used a TASK doweling jig and a long drill bit to make three holes. Epoxied in some hard maple dowels about 6 " into the edge. Jig even worked perfectly on the beveled edge. I did insert bushings while I was messing around with it. Also put a dowel into the edge of the daggerboard as I noticed it was starting to crack also. Now to fix the old broken rudder. Should be easy , just have to find a good piece, and make it fit to epoxy on.