Peter,

The rudder head has changed since Rogers boat was built. I think it was either late 1970s or early 1980s.
Attached is a drawing I made some years ago of the two styles. The aluminum plates are in gray. The shape of the rudderheads was from memory and not true shape.
I have two of the older style head blanks CNC cut from 1½" KingStarboard and the aluminum plates, if anyone is interested

Todd T.


Rudder Styles.JPG

On Mon, Dec 30, 2024, 10:02 PM peter beckerman via Rhodes22-list <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Hi Roger,
>    Sounds like you hit on an ideal solution (no surprise there).  At some
> point I may follow suit, although I kinda like a little bit of varnished
> wood here and there in the cockpit, so long as I can maintain it without
> too much effort.  I'm curious though, you mentioned two aluminum plates for
> the rudder blade pivot.  I don't have any such plate...and I do have a bit
> of wobble in the tiller that I'm hoping to correct.  I wonder if you could
> describe these plates in a bit more detail.  I know that General Boat
> designs evolved over time so maybe I'm not supposed to have these.  Is
> anybody else familiar with these plates?
>
> Thanks,
>     Peter
>
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