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javelin 14 ft sailboat restoration

hi i'm craig and i'm restoring and old javelin 14 footer and need rudder blade sizes to build a new one also trying to find plans for her decck lay out i'm replacing the forward deck beams and deck at the moment would like to talk with anyone who has more info or pics of this great sailboat cheers craig 		Mark
Mar 6
2006
Try this group. Your chances of getting help will be much better.

rec.boats.building

 RLM
Mar 6
This doesn't have much detail on the rudder http://www.homestead.com/javelinsailors/files/jav_4.gif

but it does show the profile & give a good idea of the size. You really don't need a kick-up rudder, making them is difficult and making them strong enough is something that even the pros often fail at (when the rudder blade is kicked up, the load on the upper section is tremendous). You could make the whole thing out of 1" plywood, cutting a chamfer around the immersed edges & then sanding it to a slightly rounded section. Actually 3/4" would probably be strong enough.

Replacing deck beams sounds like a bit of a job.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

 DSK
Mar 5
   
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