More rudder work and a bit of work on Ulua manu

Spent a few hours in the shop today. Lots of little things to do still on Ulua, and I want to replace the Islands 17 rudder head.
Started by leveling the stern deck for the Manu. I'd done the bow so long ago and it's time to even it up. I have this thing about getting as many pieces ready as possible before breaking out the epoxy. I'll put these on when I do the epoxy work on the rudder head.

After some sanding and chiseling I got it flattened out and recessed, I moved on to the rudder.

I fit and drilled the to center and place the rudder blade on the 1/4"  ply that will be used as the center segment when it is all glued up. Even though it'll be cut out, I figured it would be best to use this as a template to get the bolt hole marked on the 2 3/4" halves. I also traced the rudder blade on the 1/4" ply so I can cut it out later.

 Once I had the hole marked on the thicker ply, I drilled oversize so I can do fill with thickened epoxy  to help prevent rot. Once that's done, I'm going to coat the inside before final assembly. This may be overkill, but I want it to last!