I have taken care of the wood restoration on the boats rudder. The rudder is South American Mahogany. I utilized scrapers and sanders to remove the old finish. The finish consists of 3 coats of spar varnish with a final top coat of polyurathane. I am hoping that will help resist scratching but still expand and contract. The tiller is red oak and I will be utilizing the same finish.
The stainless steel brackets will be cleaned up and reused. I will post drawings of all the parts soon.
Eventually I would like to develop a bracket to allow the rudder to be lifted out of harms way.
Tomorrow I begin sanding the bottom. There is cracks to repair and a boat to lift off the trailer! I hope!
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