Thanks for the tips. It is looking as if there may be quite a bit of water involved. The reason I asked about the weight, is mine weighs in at 83 lbs. If I knew approximately what it should weigh it would be a pretty good indication of the amount of water involved and when a reasonable amount of water has been removed. This is a new to me boat so I don't have a great amount of history with her and also don't have a good feel for the length of time involved in some of her problems. As far as letting the rudder dry out for many months, that is no problem. Winters are long here in Alaska. The biggest problem may be getting my wife to put up with the rudder in the house for so long! Thanks again. Steve
