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To make the rudder mount, I epoxied together several pieces of 3/4" (19mm) thick mahogany. I could only find pintles to fit over a 3/4" rudder, so I had to notch the rudder mounts for clearance.
The two outer pieces of the rudder mount were epoxied to a piece of Douglas fir.
The resulting assembly was then beveled on the leading edge.
The trailing edge was cut to a full radius with the Roto-Zip tool.
The hull was sanded, then given 3 coats of Minwax Helmsman polyurethane. I didn't like the gloss or the "warmth" of the finish so I added another 3 coats of Interlux Schooner varnish.
Here the leeboard bracket is being pieced together from pieces of fir. Again, I'm making it up as I go along.
To save time I made the masts and spars from pine closet pole stock. It's a little on the heavy side but very strong. I'll make proper spruce replacements later on.
The leeboards after being covered with glass cloth and epoxy.
I glued a steering arm to the rudder mount and attached a steering arm with a 3/8-16 stainless capscrew and a nylon insert nut, allowing free movement.
