A few of you may remember my post about the back end of my boat falling off and wanted to say thank you for all of your advice/encouragement!

I started building a new rudder a couple weeks ago and am probably a couple weeks out from getting it finished up. The hole in the back end has been sealed up and I built a much stronger mounting point than the original system.

I found a template of my boats rudder and modeled a copy then 3d printed the core. Between the fiberglass and the rods I’ve added for rigidity, I’m hoping it works out well. It may be coming up to October, but I think I’ll get at least one test run before the season ends.

  • aaaaaceEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Building and fixing is fun anyway. Looks pretty close to being done.

    • Koopa_Khan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      It’ll probably be one or two more weekends worth of work, but I think I’m close. Its been an interesting learning experience, and honestly one that I probably couldn’t have done without a 3d printer. I’m very glad I gave it a shot and didn’t dump the boat like I had initially though about

      • aaaaaceEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I built a replacement part for a boat, but used pkywood and Gflex…and lots of sanding.

        • Koopa_Khan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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          2 months ago

          I’m about to start the sanding process. I did a bit by hand before deciding to pick up a sanding tool this week. Fingers crossed that makes the fiberglass sanding easier as well