When I assumed stewardship of M17 #278, the leading edge on the rudder had delaminated and was gone. There was a squared off leading edge...with maybe an inch or so of leading edge missing. The remaining laminations along the bottom were splitting open. I rounded off the leading edge, forced epoxy into the bottom splits and glued it back. I then glassed over the entire thing. That rudder was used for a couple seasons, but has since been retired. These rudders are solid mahogany, but not from a single solid piece of mahogany. They are a lamination.
It's possible that a rudder with screws and bungs was starting to do the same thing (delaminate) and was repaired that way. Howard On 12/14/05 6:25 AM, "Tom Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Now that Larry mentions it, it is very possible these attachment points > are stock and not a repair. As I look at the old rudder, and the joint > behind the leading edge, it really doesn't appear this area was damaged. > So I'm amending what I said to Bill earlier and saying this looks like > the original design, minus the bungs Larry mentions. > > Yes Gil, it is heavier, but there's more hardware involved too. And > like Larry said, it's neutral when mounted up in the water, and like > Randy said earlier, awkward to carry. t > > > /)) Tom Smith & Jane VanWinkle > M15/345--Chukar > M17/496--Unnamed > > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
