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Does anyone know just how the rudders on the Dutch built Sailmasters were constructed? Mine appears to be a bronze blade of sorts covered with glass--which I think was done later. I need to repair or rebuild it, as the lower read quadrant is somewhat corroded. SHould I bother to remove the whole rud...

My centerboard pin appears to be a stainless (?) pin through the iron keel. I found it yesterday by extracting (OK....digging out) two anient wooden plugs on each side of the keel. Looking at the ends on each side, it appears shiny and uncorroded. It certainly feels solid when tapped with a screw dr...

I picked up a 1965 Sailmaster 22 a few weeks ago for $500. I saw one on the Bay here last summer, fell in love with the boat's lines, and kept my eyes open. I stumbled up one that didn't even have a For Sale sign on it, but that the yard owner wanted to sell, as it'd been sitting on land for 10 year...