New blade

Yesterday I laminated some bits of ply for a new rudder blade.

Today I gave it an initial shaping. I collected the rigging and inspected a couple of professionally made rudder blades (which cost more than half what I paid for the whole boat). They are much finer than my attempt, especially the leading edge. I will try again tomorrow to see if I can get a thinner profile. I need to take at least 1 or 2 mm off the thickness to allow for paint and epoxy coats as well.

The good news is the centre board meets the measurement requirements so I don't need to replace that.