Dik: Do you not have your original? I did....but mine was damaged and the dimensions were not reliable.
So I bought a new rudder from Bob and used it as the pattern to make another one....the one I made was slightly modified to use with a trim tab for a self steering windvane. Although they both work the same, buying one from Bob was cheaper and much easier! As for the foil shape, I finally decided on a NACA 0012 foil. Width at the bottom (fore and aft) is about 12 inches. Width at the waterline is less...about 11 inches. So to match the original requires that the foil shape be tapered all the way up....a distance of about 36 inches before the foils starts to taper out to blunt above the waterline. And for what it's worth, I'd have to say that Bob and Jerry both have been pretty good to a bunch of us slobs who never bought a boat from either of them....in my case, it's been almost 25 years and numerous owners since she left the left coast. Howard M17, #278 On 10/31/02 5:18 PM, "dik lang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have my boat next to my garage for the winter and want to do some work on > the rudder. Is there a template available or can I make one to create the > proper foil shape? > > Dik Lang > Sweet Pea > M-17 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Internet access plans that fit your lifestyle -- join MSN. > http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
