Yes, fiberglassing the rudder will add some thickness..but you will be shaping the plywood to an airfoil shape (in an ideal case), and that will remove some of the thickness of the plywood... so starting at 1.5" thick would probably be better than starting off 1/4" shy of it.
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Originally Posted by fatcam
thanks sailing dog. i guess my thought on the thickness of plywood was that the glassing would add the additional 1/4" total on the thickness of the rudder (1/8" per side) if I used two 5/8" pieces together, but it sounds like I may have overestimated how much thickness the glassing process would add to the rudder. I am shooting for 1 1/2" based on my old rudder and the width of the band that bolts on the pintles. Will the glassing add any noticable width to the finished rudder? thanks for your help and advice.
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