Posted on 1/12/2016
Carbon rudderstocks, such as this one in a rudder mold, require no additional structural support to prevent the rudder from rotating around the stock
In the Rovings column in PBB No. 151, page 16, we published photos of reader Michael Robertson’s 1978 Fuji 40 (12.2m) rudder, which he had opened up to investigate why it was dripping water. From one side he cut out a 12″ x 18″ (305mm x 457mm) panel and was surprised to find no metal webbing, just foam and epoxy. At the end of the write-up we asked, Is this observable me...