What are sailboat rudders made out of?

[frank31]

Hi,
What was you outcome? I have a similar situation on a Niagara 31

[CellNav]

Been there with my C-27. Drill a few more holes around the circumference. If it's dry you should be good. Patch the holes with expoxy and put an epoxy barrier coat over the whole thing. If the rudder starts getting play in the post you'll feel it under way through the tiller. If in doubt, call Catalina Yachts. They still make rudders for the C-27. Mine has a replacement from them.

[saurav16]

Well, I drilled holes in the rudder of size 3/16 inches. I have been drying it out since. I put it near the furnace some water came out. But when I drilled a test hole it was still damp. So then I laid it out in the sun for about 10 days off and on. In the sun when it would heat up water would come out of the holes and the crack. Water evenutally stopped the rudder got a little lighter too. Hopefully this weekend if I can get to it I will strip off the paint off the rudder and fill the holes with epoxy. I plan to barrier coat it as well soon.

[JiffyLube]

There is a company that's been making rudders since 1978, called Foss Foam Products. You might be intersted is checking out their site. NewRudders.com » About Us