The rudder was mounted to a rotted piece of red wood that looks like it was an afterthought. I had a scrap piece of delrin that was exactly the size I wanted. I mounted the old hardware to this using new screws countersinking the nuts in the back. It is attached here to the boat with long 1/4" x 20 stainless steel bolts. There will be 8 total but I only put three for this picture as a test fit. Very happy with the way this turned out. I do need to figure out a way to pin in the rudder so it does not come off while sailing - probably will drill a hole and use a cotter pin.
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