[Public-list] Rudder cracked

[Michael Grosh]

>It is all one piece. The rudder is fiberglassed around the rudder post, and 
>I believe there >are some horizontal straps attached to the rudder post 
>glassed inside of the rudder.
>John

There must be a lot of variation in how Whitby constructed the rudder and 
post. Mine is removable without digging any holes. There are 4 bronze flat 
head machine bolts that run horizontally through the post and into the 
rudder.

Patty:

I'd grind all around the front of the rudder/post looking for fasteners-they 
will be faired in with bondo or marinetex or some such. You might have just 
had some movement in those fasteners, cracking the bondo, or perhaps bent 
those long bolts. It doesn't take much to crack body filler;  I'm betting a 
complete rudder rebuild is not required.

Michael
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