Pipe Rudder Finale

Pipe Rudder Part II

Bob Smalser, Seabeck, WA

>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.

Nice work Bob!

Paul in NJ

>I was curious about pouring the lead. How do you keep it from scorching the wood? What are those series of holes around the edge of the lead star? Everything looks elegant and well done except in my mind the look of the brass plates that connect the thwart(?) to the gunwales. I like the brass straps on the tiller arm and if you made similar 'L' shaped straps for the thwart I think it would look cleaner. Please don't take this as an offense, I think you did a super job.

Paul Dzioba

Re: Pipe Rudder Finale

Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

>Very interesting, Bob. Do you have a picture of the rest of the boat, or at least the other end of the rudder lines?

20' Chamberlain Gunning Dory

Bob Smalser, Seabeck, WA

>I'm fitting it out for sail.

Re: Nice work Bob!

Bob Smalser, Seabeck, WA

>Chalk prevents scorching. So does red lead primer or waterglass.

The brass reinforcing plates for the thwart are part of the design.

Re: Nice work Bob!

Paul in NJ

>Thanks Bob, that makes sense to follow the design on a traditional boat. If you don't mind another question, what are the two pieces of hardware on the tiller arm on either side of center?

I enjoy seeing your projects and reading your articles, thanks for taking the time to post them.

Paul Dzioba

"Boat Jewelry"

Bob Smalser, Seabeck, WA

>Just decorative cast stars to match my rudder casting.