Pipe Rudder

by Bob Smalser, Seabeck, WA

From John Gardner's The Dory Book

Planning.

Layout.

Cutting and Fitting.

Turning, Threading, and Milling.

Fitting drifts.

Pouring Lead.

Rudder blade shaped, sanded and strengthened with 4oz fiberglass cloth set in epoxy.

Laminated tiller yoke laid out and mounting hardware installed.

Rudder thwart and rudder stock installed

Rudder housing and shaft brazed.

Hardware bedded in epoxy and wood finished with varnish over epoxy.

Rudder assembled and tested for fit and function.

Then it all comes apart for final fit and finish waiting completion of the remainder of the boat.