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rudder weight

Posted By: shenanigans
Date: 6/9/08 2:16p.m.

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In Response To: Rudder weight- (Jim Bailey - Pensacola)

To be honest I can't believe how heavy these rudders were made. Now that I have had a chance to really look at the rudder broken in half it confirmed alot of things to me. The rudder is not filled with foam . It is filled with a masonary type mixture , similiar to pour rock or hydrolic cememnt. I think they simply built a 2 sided hinged mold then poured this mixture in the mold. The mixture would then harden, the mold striped & the whole thing wrapped in glass. i half expected to see a stainless rod running vertically up the rudder to add strenth. There was nothing even backing the area where the pintals attach. This rudder is HEAVY and sank like a rock. I think the plywood will be a happy medium. I just picked up a piece $ 82.00. I'll let you know how things go/thanks

Messages In This Thread

rudder problems !!! -- shenanigans -- 6/8/08 10:40a.m.

Broken rudder -- Jim Bailey - Pensacola -- 6/8/08 11:34a.m.

rudder -- shenanigans -- 6/8/08 3:10p.m.

Pibtles&gudgeons -- Jim Bailey - Pensacola -- 6/8/08 3:28p.m.

Make that PINTLES & GUDGEONS -- Jim Bailey - Pensacola -- 6/8/08 3:36p.m.

Rudder -- Ed, N24, Sarasota -- 6/8/08 4:45p.m.

rudder -- shenanigans -- 6/8/08 5:21p.m.

Rudder -- Ed, N24, Sarasota -- 6/8/08 7:05p.m.

Rudder Material -- Ed, N24, Sarasota -- 6/8/08 7:14p.m.

Rudder weight- -- Jim Bailey - Pensacola -- 6/8/08 10:04p.m.

rudder weight -- shenanigans -- 6/9/08 2:16p.m.

rudder -- shenanigans -- 6/10/08 6:37a.m.

Rudder modification diagram -- Greg Koch -- 6/10/08 7:38a.m.

Dimension correction -- Greg Koch -- 6/10/08 7:42a.m.

Rudder modifications -- Ed, N24, Sarasota -- 6/10/08 4:16p.m.

The whole idea of the modification is to get a balanced rudder. I think the -- norm ex-nimble new orleans -- 6/21/08 7:12a.m.

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