Picture's worth a thousand words, Tod, and as I've followed this list, I've learned volumes from yours. This time: Bronze skene-style anchor chocks on the transom, in the PERFECT location, and a nifty tern-light. --Craig ----- Original Message ----- From: <htmills@bright.net> To: "'For and about Montgomery Sailboats'" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 7:06 PM Subject: 12-28 fasteners? I read your post and re-read it. And re-read it. Your rudder is different than Busca's it would seem. Busca's rudder slides up and down. Consequently it can't cut forward under the skeg.... http://www.bright.net/~htmills/BuscaTransom.JPG Am I missing something? The only gap I had to watch was to keep the rudder gudgeon centerline far enough forward that the transom gudgeon would clear the rudder when hard-over. Tod -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Smith, Tom Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 12:15 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: 12-28 fasteners? Hey Jerry. I'm doing some work on the M17 rudder. Can you remember what the gap between where the rudder cuts forward under the skeg and the skeg itself should measure? I can see where the wider that gap is, the more turbulance will be created. This rudder's been damaged and I don't know how everything was set up originally, but it's about two inches right now... Thanks. t Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle Sandpoint, Idaho M15-345, Chukar M17-064, Unnamed