Graham HAD his rudder apart, I hope not to do that again any time soon.
2 years ago.
The attached pic has been resized to be tiny, it might slip through the
server. The rudder structure (frame) on the 35-3 has three sets of
pieces headed aft, at the post they are about 1.5" apart, at the
My rudder rebuild pictures.
The tangs/tabs were only attached to one side of the rudder. This was not
to the rebuilder's approval and was corrected during the rebuild.
I doubt that it is possible to dry the foam without completely removing one
of the sides.
I think the tangs that make up the internal reinforcing structure are
normally glassed to one of the skins so they aren't just bearing against
foam. Graham has his rudder apart, perhaps others on the list have too, so
they could confirm (or correct/refute?) this?
Ken H.
On 3 April 2016 at
Hi Bev,
Is your mainsail closed footed (foot has a bolt rope that slides in a groove
along the boom) or open footed (just a single slug at the clew)?
If it has a close foot, there is little that you can do as the friction is
mostly the bolt rope sliding in the groove in the boom.
Mine is open
