Hard To Find Alcort Rudder Releasing Mechanism Parts 1952 Patent

 27 Jan 21:

Here are a few hard to find parts from the rudder releasing mechanism that was used on Alcort Sunfish and Sailfish from 1953 to 1969. The 7+ inch carriage bolt is elusive, but not so much as the rudder pin with keeper chain. The original design had the keeper chain attached to the deck, and the pins tended to come loose during road trips and litter the shoulders of America's roadways. We like to attach our keeper chains to the rudder now and they ride in the car.

Here's a pin about ready to depart the pattern.

So if you're going through the closet and find bits that look like this, send us a comment!

FMI: Alcort Rudder Releasing Mechanism Patent 2,675,775