M_Boats: M17 kick-up rudder

Good news. A high performance kick-up rudder is now available for the M17. I had Ida Sailor Marine in Boise, Idaho build one for Tullamore and they've added it to their product line. You can view it at this link. http://www.idasailor.com/catalog/default.php It has a mahogany rudder head to maintain that classic look, with a balanced, foil shaped HDPE rudder blade. The one pictured has the pintles mounted to fit my boat, but they'll build to your specifications. Price seems very reasonable to me. They also make a replacement blade for the M15 that will bolt directly to your existing rudder head. It will be a couple months before I can try it out (still winter here), but I send a report as soon as I do. Larry