Modeling a rudder blade
für eine havarierte Segelyacht
In August 2023, the French owner had an accident with her sailing yacht MANAVA off Borkum, during which
the yacht's rudder blade was completely torn off. A fishing trawler towed the yacht to MFH. There, the MANAVA was hoisted out of the water and thoroughly inspected for any further damage. The owner requested “winter storage” and the necessary repairs. As the yacht is quite old, the yacht manufacturer did not have a suitable replacement, so a new rudder blade had to be “modeled.”
Arrival at MFH 08/23
Cleaned and recoated UW ship. Remnants of the old rudder were removed.
Newly manufactured rudder shaft, stainless steel inlet
Roughly cut and glued rudder blade structure
Shaped rudder blade structure
In Form gebrachte Ruderblattstruktur
First adjustment: inlet rudder blade structure
Gluing and filling the new rudder blade
Verkleben und Spachteln des neuen Ruderblattes
Priming
Painting
Assemble