BadProductions
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1962, a mahogany rudder is added to a fresh Sunfish.... over the years its dragged in the rocks, dried out, varnished, cracked & repaired and soldiered on for longer than I've been alive !
Until last Saturday... Ben had the new sail up in 27 Km/h breeze and big, rolling waves on the head pond. On a quick tack to impress his friend, after snapping the centreboard trunck on our other boat earlier in the day, the tiller went over but the rudder stayed put !
This bit of kit clearly had seen some abuse, held together with screws, glue & a certainly a dash of blind faith...
So, the hunt for a bit of mahogany of the right thickness & width took a few days. With the help of Andrew (Certa Pro Painters) I had a blank cut out in an hour. Some sanding & a few coats of West 105, this baby is ready for some varnish & the race on Sunday !
Certa Pro Painters
Eaglewood
Until last Saturday... Ben had the new sail up in 27 Km/h breeze and big, rolling waves on the head pond. On a quick tack to impress his friend, after snapping the centreboard trunck on our other boat earlier in the day, the tiller went over but the rudder stayed put !
This bit of kit clearly had seen some abuse, held together with screws, glue & a certainly a dash of blind faith...
So, the hunt for a bit of mahogany of the right thickness & width took a few days. With the help of Andrew (Certa Pro Painters) I had a blank cut out in an hour. Some sanding & a few coats of West 105, this baby is ready for some varnish & the race on Sunday !
Certa Pro Painters
Eaglewood
