New Shoal Draft Rudder Pictures - RUDDER COMPLETE

[Alanhod]

[Mario G]

The 1st mate noticed right away that the shoal draft rudder on our C-26 made it easier and very responsive to steer, you will like it.

[tgentry]

Wow! That's really nice work.

I noticed about a 1/4" up and down slop in my rudder post last weekend, but I think I'll wait until the off season to mess with it.

[CaptainScott]

WOW! That is fantastic!

Looks beautiful!
Scott

[Alanhod]

Oh, sorry Adam, I got lost in the length of the thread and responded when tiered. I thought Tom and Cathy had done the work.

However the Kudos are still all for you Sir! Nicely done!

Thanks
Alan

[Holiday]

Adam,

Very nice work. It will be interesting to hear how she performs.

Randall

[surveywaters]

Where did you find your shaft collar? Is it SS? I don't want to use aluminum again as it was a real pain to remove.

[amayotte]

The rudder shaft is 1.5" O.D. SS with a 1/8" thick wall.
I purchased it from a company out of Edmonton Alberta Canada.
If you want I can try and track down the exact company, just let me know.

Thanks all for the kind comments on the rudder. It's been a bigger job than I had anticipated but it is now done and ready for the water. I will be setting sail next week some time and I will let you know how she handles. ( a novices point of view anyway)

Here are the final pictures...sorry about the size for those of you who have dial up - this is the only size I have at the moment.








Before I put the boat in the water I wanted to step the mast and make sure the rigging changes I had made worked, so here are some pictures of those too.
I have built new chain plates that bolt through the hull - you can see the plates on the above photos.



Thanks,
Adam

[CaptainScott]

Looks cool! I look forward to hearing how it works for ya!!!

Nice job!
Scott

[surveywaters]

Nice looking! I am anxious to hear your results as well. Did you free hand the foil design or use software?