barefoot children

This is John with the other Azzura (I'd bought an old main from you yrs ago). Wondering if you'd ever broken your rudder?   We lost 2 (sheared off at the waterline} although think mine is different than yours although Arne built mine I think, have images of in in the mound.  After 1st loss retrieved the floating bit and had it re-done with a solid G10 core in that area and more carbon plys in the skins.  Still not good enough.2nd loss  was in the ocean, so no retrieval of lost part, had Jim Antrim analyze the original and said it was TOO weak, he did a new layup design, but A new build was $$$ so I got a J-88 rudder instead and that's been up to the job.  The photo shows my stub held against a J-88

I'm still using Arne's Saildrive 280 based on a 9.9 Honda OB Works quite well although the Honda lower unit isn't up to full time immersion in salt water.  I'd refinished the lower unit many times & finally got a replacement used unit. Boat is drysailed now so i can live with the OB, although it isn't particularly streamlined in the underwater area.  Water temp here in Charleston is 87 Deg now,  so marine growth is aggressive.

Last photo i first launch trying to start motor.  Boat is quite light at that point as some interior not in yet, and of course no rig.