C&C 27 Association Forum

I am in the process of replacing a rudder on my MkIV. Bent it when I ran aground, and had to get towed (which bent the stock horribly). Ordered a higher performance rudder from FossFoam (the one in California) for a suspciously low price, but it is a fine looking rudder (vinylester, too). The previous owner ran the boat aground, too (I found out by searching this forum) but only shaved the top of the old rudder to allow it to swing past the skeg again. I always felt it handled oddly, and maybe the old rudder has water in it. Anyway, I sent the manufacturer the link to the sketch provided under Black Arts (thanks), even though he said he had made such a rudder before. I realized Friday that the stock is too thick by about 30K microns. I think I will hone out the tube. The other issues: if you have wheel steering, dismantling took over a day for the service people (the installer apparently did not treat bolts correctly) and holes in the new rudder stock must be drilled precisely; and, the little stick that comes down from the skeg (presumably to prevent crab trap lines and the like from snagging) needs to be chopped off to fit my new rudder. I will measure the old rudder stock again with a micrometer if anyone is interested.