What paint should I use on my rudder?

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Willburrrr2003
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What paint should I use on my rudder?

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Hey folks, before I get it wet I need to repaint my rudder on my Mac 22, what paint should I use on it? Will be in fresh and salt water.

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Will R.
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Russ
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Re: What paint should I use on my rudder?

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I'm not familiar with the 22. Is the rudder totally retractable? If so, I would not paint it.

If it stays wet in a slip, I would paint it with whatever bottom paint you have on the bottom.
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Re: What paint should I use on my rudder?

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Russ wrote: Wed Jun 11, 2025 9:29 am I'm not familiar with the 22. Is the rudder totally retractable? If so, I would not paint it.

If it stays wet in a slip, I would paint it with whatever bottom paint you have on the bottom.
Hey Russ, Sorry I have been side tracked doing a head gasket job on my Durango. Now that it's done I can focus on our boat :D. I have 2 rudders. Both are kick up rudders. One is fiberglass over wood with no extended tiller handle, and the other looks to be all wood and painted over with a tiller extension handle off the tiller. The first one has cracks in the tiller handle but the second one doesn't plus has the handle extension. I am thinking I want to use the fiberglass over wood rudder, but swap the tiller handle over from the wooden one. Will need to sand and seal the tiller handle, and the fiberglass rudder has already been sanded and prepped. I have marine epoxy repair filler that I will apply, and then it needs painted. Which is why I need to know what to paint it with. I will post pics of the rudders tonight.

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Will R.
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Re: What paint should I use on my rudder?

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Oh, so you aren't looking for marine growth prevention.

I'd probably go with something like this.

https://www.amazon.com/Pettit-EasyPoxy- ... 013XS261Q/

Hopefully others with experience can chime in.
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