Spoke to Brandon at Pirate's Cove, he is going to go searching as he does recall having a left over "new" rudder, said he would need some time, that would be perfect if I could find an old "new" rudder as my original one lasted 28 years. In the meantime, I have since bolted, duct taped and lashed this one to get me through the season, yes, very frankenstein'esque, but I just want to get another 3-5 weeks of sailing, then I'll deal with the mess.
You know the comment about the J29... sadly there is one in dry storage at my yard that I haven't seen anyone look at much less use for the past year or so... with a very nice, non broken rudder just hanging off the stern... hmmmm.
thanks for all the advice / offers to trade and insight into my situation.
