Here's his response, and my followup - he's checking with local shops which
MIGHT have a big enough lathe...

Hi, Randy, and thanks for the response and call.

I measured; the largest dimension c/l is about 34".

I'll wait for your followup; thanks again.

L8R

Skip

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----- Original Message -----
From: "SERVICE"
To: "'Flying Pig'"
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 2:43 PM
Subject: Randy's email doesn't work? I'll try this one


Hi Skip,
I did see the pictures. Oxygen deprivation is the cause. Some of the
larger
prop shops can turn rudders depending on the center line to the fartherest
point of the rudder blade. They need a large bed on the lathe. If they
can't
swing it to weld and turn down, we use a product called Belzona which is a
very hard type epoxy which can be machined. The trick is the area for
repair
needs to be sand blasted so the epoxy will stick to the metal. Then we
heat
the area to draw out any salt residue and clean using acetone and apply
Belzona trying to sand it in place before it hardens up. by the way, we
are
located at Seminole Yacht Center just north of the PGA bridge in Palm
Beach
Gardens.
Regards,
Randy Downs