The rudder on Mahdee is made of wood but has a 10 foot long 2.5″ diameter rudder post that fits into a gudgeon on the bottom of the stern post and goes up to the steering gear. The wood rudder attaches to this post with 3/4″ and 5/8″ bolts. The post was originally cast bronze and has a 10.5″ offset aperture for the propeller. The old on is a bit pink, so this spring Brenda took it to North Star Prop shop to have a new one fabricated. Here’s a pic of it on top of the roof racks on the way over to the shop. Since we don’t have a truck, Brenda’s car, Buttercup, ends up hauling a lot of Mahdee’s parts on the roof racks. It was a heavy bit of bronze to get up on the car!