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Is there a reason why vinyelester resin is not used in boat building. It appears to be less expensive than epoxy but with similar charesterics.

Mr Woods yes that is the boat. Raking the rudders would be possible, except that re bending the 2" dia alum tiller arms would be beyond my capabilities. They are a welded part of the rudder head. If not re bent the tiller connecting rod would be considerably elevated...Thank you.

Mr Woods. Thanks for the reply. I'll try 15% for a starter.

Gentlemen, evidently my question was not worded correctly. This is an old boat with existing stern hung rudders. I don't want to build new rudders. What I would like to do is add to the existing rudders to create a balanced effect. So the question is, about how much should I add to the...

I have a 37ft Pajot "lucaine"cat with unbalanced transum hung rudders. when the boat gets to 8 to 10 knots the steering gets heavy (sail or power). I would like to "balance" the rudders. Is there a "rule of thumb" reguarding the area that should be added to the front of the rudder in...