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Disintegrated nut The silicon bronze nuts where attacked byt he trapped salt water inside the rudder. Blue Angel rudder 2007-04-23T19:08:32	The nut removed We see the interior mahogany is intact. Blue Angel rudder 2007-04-23T19:08:44	The disintegrated nut The fragments of the nut are displayed Blue Angel rudder 2007-04-23T19:10:20
Renovated shaft brackets This bracket holds the shaft at the center of the rudder span, along with two end stops. All are stripped and waxed. Blue Angel rudder 2007-04-25T02:23:34	Deck base color The base color is complete and taping is starting for the non-skid complement color. The hull topsides are also done. Blue Angel 2007-05-04T15:27:04	Shiny! This broadside view shows the shiny IMRON paint. Blue Angel 2007-05-04T15:27:34
Topsides complete The blue goes down below the waterline, and the bootstrip is on top, the same slightly off white color as the deck. Blue Angel 2007-05-04T15:28:22	Blower vent cowling I used this bronze blower cowling as a test of the stripping of chrome and shining. This was eliminated from the cockpit, with the blower now exiting a stern deck cowling vent. Blue Angel 2007-05-04T17:03:14	Taping out the non-skid pattern on deck. Blue Angel 2007-05-15T16:37:28