damaged rudder on mac 25

[eliduc1]

I just bought a 1986 Mac 25. The rudder was dragged on the road on the way over to the owner's house from where he had it stored. It's a little shorter than it's supposed to be. Can anyone tell me the length of the rudder and maybe send a picture of what the bottom end is supposed to look like.

[baldbaby2000]

I might have some photos; I'll take a look. I sailed my Mac25 for a while with my rudder about 8" too short after breaking it and redrilling it.

[Bob McLellan]

On my "76 V25 the rudder overall is 72" long. From the lower pin to the bottom it is 35". Hope that helps

[johnnyonspot]

The rudder is just rounded on the bottom. I repaired mine, which had some gouges out of the leading and trailing edges, using automotive/boat fiberstrand fill. Filled in the gouges, let harden, filed and sanded smooth, then painted with some regular white spray paint I had lying around. Looked great when done.

[eliduc1]

I wish I could do that. Mine looks like the po might have cut it straight across with a circular saw. I am going to have to figure a way to extend it about 6 inches. I wonder if it even makes that much difference. I could just fiberglass up the bottom. It looks like it's right where hollow part begins.

[johnnyonspot]

If you need to extend it, try drilling a couple holes up into the rudder and then epoxy in a couple of steel rods so they stick out a bit less then what you want to add. Then build up a new rudder tip around the rods using fiberglass and epoxy. Sand to contour, then paint. Or cruise over to idasailor and grab a new rudder from them. Spendy though.