Don I had to replace the bottom 4 inches of my rudder and did about what you are talking about doing, except to the bottom rather than the trailing edge. I used stainless steel dowels drilled and epoxied into both pieces to give it the strength, then fiberglassed it. There is a rundown of the whole project on my website at: (http://www.havasumontgomerys.piczo.com) _http://havasumontgomerys.piczo.com/?g=20991177&cr=1_ (http://havasumontgomerys.piczo.com/?g=20991177&cr=1) Or you can go to the home page at: _www.havasumontgomerys.piczo.com_ (http://www.havasumontgomerys.piczo.com) and click on the "repairs/restoration" button to get to the projects pages. Hope there's something there that helps Sean Montgomery 23 "Dauntless" **************Can love help you live longer? Find out now. (http://personals.aol.com/articles/2009/02/18/longer-lives-through-relationsh... slove00000001)