Even though this is the fifth foil that I have built, this is the first that I have used the build, cut, insert method for making a flap. So step one was to get out the trusty Dremel and the hacksaw and cut my foil in two pieces … (I was crying on the inside when I started cutting). Once I could see inside the foil this is where I changed my mind. I was going to make a piano style hinge out of carbon tubes, but I decided to use my tried and true method of using gasket rubber.

This stuff works like a charm. It is flexible and durable, and has been in good service in my current old rudder for 3 years now, and my current centreboard for 2 years. Should I decide to change my mind in the future post-nationals, I decided to use “Bladerider Flap Adhesive®”, (aka Sikaflex) to bond it in place.