:: My rudder seems quite heavy when I compared it to
:: another in the yard. Does anyone know roughly how much a
:: S22 rudder should weigh? Also, if mine is
:: extraordinairly heavy because it is water logged, who
:: might I talk to about a new rudder?
::
:: Input appreciated.
::
:: Tom
It sounds like the rudder could very well be water-logged, but I wouldn't give up on it quite yet. On the Seal's Spars website they list a new rudder for a S22 but the cost might just exceed the value of your entire boat. In the 'Sailboat Maintenance Manual' by Don Casey (a great resource for anybody with an aging fiberglass sailboat) there are instructions for draining, drying out, and repairing "weeping" rudders--apparently this is a very common problem. Best of luck.

Steve