Rudder and Tiller

Rudder and Tiller

Every part of the boat is important, but the one piece of a sailboat you get intimate with more than any other is the rudder…..and it’s extension….the tiller. These are your main connection point to the boat. In a good wind, the boat will heel and the tiller literally comes alive in your hand. Perhaps [...]

June 5th, 2009 by Howard Audsley 
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Getting Started

Getting Started

In doing any repair, it helps to know what you are fixing. In the case of the M-boats, how they are put together.
Other than hardware, the boat is put together in three parts:
The hull, which includes the stub keel, is the bottom half of the boat, including all the lapstrake areas, transom, etc. Not many [...]

June 5th, 2009 by Howard Audsley 
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