Rudder weight

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Tont Steven
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Rudder weight

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I see from the rules that the min weight for the rudder & tiller is 61lb. Mine is weighting in at 79 lb without the tiller. Is this common. Took the rudder off to fix it from kicking up past the 1/4'steel pin, it peeled the top of the stock. It made the boat unmanagable and with 5 mile of a 7.5mile beat to windward we had to retire from the race.
Has anyone got the size for a pin and bushing to pin the rudder down.

Thanks
Tony Steven
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