New Dawn: Sailing Hiraeth and the journey therein

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Rudder Repair

· Justin · Alberg 30, Learning, Repairs

The last two weeks I've been working on the rudder. We took it off, opened it up to assess the damage and then slowly put it back together. This is my first time working with epoxy and fiberglass so it was an awesome learning experience.

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After opening it up I discovered a void that was there from manufacture. The material inside appears to be some sort of epoxy filler. At some point the rudder cracked open and so the inside was filled with mud. The rudder post and pins are bronze and extend into the rudder via smaller pins for structural support.