that pic is from when i first got and assembled the boat

like azcat my rudders sometimes bind and as per my original post to this thread i tracked it to those "universals", as i called them, rotating into a binding position

when i feel them bind my solution has just been to twist the rudder extension which moves the joints out of the bound position and allows the rudders to turn

Rhino pointed out that murrays sold an updated part where the joints were fixed at a certain angle, presumably because many early nacras suffered this problem

my 5.2 is now in parts out at the lake but next spring when i put it back together i will be experimenting with ways to fix those joints at the correct angle to stop the rotation and binding

OK, now about my scruffy hulls, attached is what they looked like when the boat was first offered to me!. the rudder shot is after basic scrub down. since then i've spent a few hours sanding and using compound to get the hulls looking like gelcoat again. now the boats in bits for winter i can proceed with a bottom job and then start on my planned graphics job

http://www.catsailor.com/bb_files/119481-hullscoolcatbluebigtilt.jpg