Broken rudder blade?

   Hi one and all.

Have any of you been been unlucky enough to snap a rudder blade recently. I am looking for a bottom piece to make an international canoe rudder. I have not made foils before so thought my initial attempt would be best made from a preformed (Proffesionally made) tiller blade cut to size.  
The profile best suited would be faily shallow and just 12" - 18"inches deep.

If you can help out it would be much appreciated.

Cheers

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phantom871 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 12 Apr 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 86	Post Options Post Reply Quote phantom871 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Broken rudder blade? Posted: 06 Jun 06 at 9:03am
	Hi one and all. Have any of you been been unlucky enough to snap a rudder blade recently. I am looking for a bottom piece to make an international canoe rudder. I have not made foils before so thought my initial attempt would be best made from a preformed (Proffesionally made) tiller blade cut to size. The profile best suited would be faily shallow and just 12" - 18"inches deep. If you can help out it would be much appreciated. Cheers
	If its bent pull harder

timnoyce Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Aug 04 Location: Hampshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 1991	Post Options Post Reply Quote timnoyce Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jun 06 at 9:25am
	I am mid way through my first rudder but I am starting from scratch so it might be a different process. You might struggle to make a strong join when bonding the new part to the old broken part but I'm not really sure. The only website with any real amount of literature and material on foil making is the UK Cherub site so have a browse.. How to build a foil report How to build a foil video If you need any help at all feel free to PM me.
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Isis Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 01 Sep 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2753	Post Options Post Reply Quote Isis Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jun 06 at 10:28am
	I think hes planning on just using the bottom section for a mini IC rudder tim not bond it to a new section? If you do end up building from scratch im halfway though building a carbon/foam daggerboard and I can take some pics and talk you through what ive done/am doing etc if that will help at all.

timnoyce Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Aug 04 Location: Hampshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 1991	Post Options Post Reply Quote timnoyce Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jun 06 at 10:30am
	good point... i kinda read 'canoe' saw 'phantom'... put 2 and 2 together and came out with around 3...
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phantom871 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 12 Apr 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 86	Post Options Post Reply Quote phantom871 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jun 06 at 11:17am
	My plan is to smooth off the borken top edge and heath robinson it to the tiller I am also making.
	If its bent pull harder