Sorry to hear about your misfortune. To be honest, I have not used mine yet, but the concept, design and construction look good. If someone tuning in has not given the unit a thorough evaluation, you might ask Bob Eeg for a reference. I think he recommends the Idasailor as an option on new boats. My inclination is to hold on to my stock rudder for stays in a slip because it is such a beautiful piece, but for exploring in lakes or taking the boat on and off the trailer it scares me to death. -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Gilbert Landin Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 4:46 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: new member Tom, How do you like your idasailor rudder? I cracked my rudder last time I pulled my 17 out and im trying to get a fix...unfortunatly i dont have 500.00 to plunk down. gilbert landin On Jun 21, 2007 11:14 AM, Tom Jenkins <tjenk@gte.net> wrote: _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats