Fair existing rudder?

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Can see how that takes some of the mystery out of how the traditional rudder is made!

Can really see for the first time how it was done. But a while ago I went with a straight
stock, meranti and glass composite, without the cutout. If I wanted to do the original
rudder, I would also use unthreaded rod, but looking at the drawing from the Manual
and your photo, I'm thinking why not have all the 3/8" fastenings at 90degrees to the
shaft?? Even the dogleg in the prop opening... stack and tie the whole thing together
wherever needed. For somebody building a new old-style rudder, with new 1" bronze
stock, following post, has a logical way to proceed, in my opinion...