Hello their i hope someone on this forum can help me find the deminsions for the original rudder i have search the threads here with no luck, also original owners manual does not have the info. Any help would be greatly appreiciated .
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Foss Foam most likely made your rudder and will have the dimensions and can supply you with a new rudder. http://newrudders.com/
Foss foam
I have looked on their site and they do not show deminsions only that they have the mold, i'm hoping to make my own and beef up the rudder shaft a bit.
Thanks ed for the response
Tony
I have looked on their site and they do not show deminsions only that they have the mold, i'm hoping to make my own and beef up the rudder shaft a bit.
Thanks ed for the response
Tony
Tony, I did not expect that you would find dimensions on their website. I think that you need to call them, worth a try. So far as "beefing" up the rudder stock ask yourself this question: "Would I rather have the rudder stock bend or break or have a grounding rip the back out of the boat"? Just be careful reengineering a "better" rudder stock.
way to go
Ed
I think I will Let Foss foam build it, The beefing up i was refuring to was to keep it from rocking port to starboard while the rudder is facing fore and aft, while on a mooring ball the boat can see 2' - 3' chop for hours on end, and i dont like the play between the rudder shaft and hull. I purchased the boat with no rudder because of the ruff conditions in the basin. It seems to have happen to multiple boats ie. Morgan 24', Watson 23'. The morgan 24 also lost its swing keel as well as a Mcgregor 25' because of the chop. Though it is not an often occurance for it to get that bad it does happen. I will tell foss foam about the problem and see what they say. I sure dont want it over built for the good reasons you stated.
Ed
I think I will Let Foss foam build it, The beefing up i was refuring to was to keep it from rocking port to starboard while the rudder is facing fore and aft, while on a mooring ball the boat can see 2' - 3' chop for hours on end, and i dont like the play between the rudder shaft and hull. I purchased the boat with no rudder because of the ruff conditions in the basin. It seems to have happen to multiple boats ie. Morgan 24', Watson 23'. The morgan 24 also lost its swing keel as well as a Mcgregor 25' because of the chop. Though it is not an often occurance for it to get that bad it does happen. I will tell foss foam about the problem and see what they say. I sure dont want it over built for the good reasons you stated.
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