Introduction
or
Look Closely at Your Rudder
Rudders full of water. We've all heard of these tales, and
I think we've all thought to ourselves, not mine, what a pain....
Hmmm, wish it were that easy, but it was mine, and it had split, and it
was wet inside. I didn't realize how bad it was until I
pulled it to make a Teflon bushing for the pintel. Of note, were
talking a very large transom mounted rudder. It measures 8 feet 3
inches top to bottom.
First, a few pictures for humor (there's got to be some in this
project). I have a weakness for Italian sports cars, and have
driven them for years. Well, you get creative in what and how you
transport in them, and this was no exception:

and now in to the poor car...


So, now that we've lightened the mood, onto serious business
Step
1 - Survey of Damage
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