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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Stinkpotter[/i] [br]I believe (but am not certain) that the original rudder on a 1990 model is a foam-cored fiberglass shell--I bought what I believe was the same rudder around 1991 from Catalina Direct, who I think was using the same source as Catalina (when they were dropping production of the C-25). Any moisture that finds its way through the bolt holes for the pintles or tiller over the years will probably migrate to the bottom of the blade, but if you keep it from freezing, it shouldn't do any damage. Freezing could conceivably split the two sides of the shell apart, creating a crack down the middle of the forward edge.--the aft edge is more tapered and probably has very little core. (Incidentally, direct sun on bottom paint on the blade has been known to cause the foam to swell and split the sides apart. That's another reason to store the rudder inside when the boat is on the hard.) Just a wild-hare idea: Turn the rudder upside-down and see if some of the water seeps out around the tiller bolt. It might take a while... [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.