Sailing Madison and Wave

Took out Wave and Madison for a day sail. Winds were light and variable, temp 72 degrees. Wave is a 1965 boat with a converted rudder, Madison is an early 80s boat.

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Seitech dolly makes it easy to move boat in and out of the water, especially with wider beach tires

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Wave (L) has sailed Hawaii, Arizona, Texas and now Florida. Deck painted Interlux medium blue, hull Bluglo white. Madison is a Hurricane Ivan survivor and has sailed Texas and Florida, sail by Schurr Sails Florida.

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Rudder Carriage Bolt Pre 1972

Here is the carriage bolt for an old style, pre 1972 rudder assembly. The bolt and wing nut are used to secure and tension the rudder pintle into the deck plate and hull plate fittings. There would have been rubber tubing over the bolt to limit play.

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Here are the rudder fitting parts. The pin in this assembly is an aftermarket locking pin from West Marine.

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Here is a original rudder pin, pre 1972. The small screw secures the keeper chain to the deck.

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Rudder assembly on a 1965 Sunfish. There is a small screw hole to the starboard side of the deck plate where the rudder pin chain would be secured. Also the outer nylon washers on the rudder/tiller are not stock, but added to help reduce dissimilar metal corrosion between stainless bolt and bronze straps.

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