There are a number of ways to go about this, chances are the boat builder and his original moulds have gone?
If so and assuming we have a sample to copy or the designers original drawings we can make you a kit.
This is a new rudder for an Irwin 54 which bent its rudder stock of Cape Point.
This all happened over the December 2010 period, that included Christmas Day as the boat was part of the Around The World ARC fleet and departure day was close.
Epoxy finished over biaxial glass cloth, the finishing takes as long to do as the actual plywood manufacturing stage.
Finshed with Sigmaprime epoxy etch primer, the rudder is ready to install.
The customer approoves!
Charles of Harbour Marine ran the contract and brought all the main players and trades together, it was Steve on the left who glassed in new support structure inside the boat.
The new rudder is about to be fitted, will it fit? It did of course and the boat and crew sailed off with the ARC World fleet to Salvador, Bahia, Brasil.
If so and assuming we have a sample to copy or the designers original drawings we can make you a kit.
This is a new rudder for an Irwin 54 which bent its rudder stock of Cape Point.
In this case we worked around a new 316 stainless rudder stock and fabricated tangs which fit inside the rudder, plus we made it to a finished product which Harbour Marine then fitted. All done here in Hout Bay, South Africa.
Glassing the rudder.
This all happened over the December 2010 period, that included Christmas Day as the boat was part of the Around The World ARC fleet and departure day was close.
Epoxy finished over biaxial glass cloth, the finishing takes as long to do as the actual plywood manufacturing stage.
Here Charles in the maroon sports shirt shows his customer what we have ready for him, this was the first time he had seen sight of his new rudder.
The customer approoves!
Charles of Harbour Marine ran the contract and brought all the main players and trades together, it was Steve on the left who glassed in new support structure inside the boat.
The new rudder is about to be fitted, will it fit? It did of course and the boat and crew sailed off with the ARC World fleet to Salvador, Bahia, Brasil.
Roy
