looking for a mirror rudder

Submitted by aziva on Sun, 03/22/2026 - 00:10

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I just acquired an old Mirror boat but it's missing a rudder. I'm in the Seattle area of Washington State, USA, so a US source would be best, but travel a fair amount for work and so could possibly pick one up in Spain/France in April or the Baltic States this summer if anyone has a lead.
Thanks!
Anna

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PuffinInTegel

Thu, 03/26/2026 - 14:08

Hello and welcome to the Mirrorist hideout!
As far as I know, there is a couple that sails a Mirror in your area. Maybe they can let you clone their rudder. Contact user "busidit" (see https://mirrordiscussforum.org/Drupal_02/node/605) *. If you don't feel confident enough to make one, you might find a helpful woodbutcher via the Wooden Boat Forum (https://forum.woodenboat.com/), there are lots of WBF members in your area.
Fittings can be had from Trident UK (https://www.tridentuk.com/gb/boats-and-catalogues/mirror-parts-catalogue... -- they respond to mail orders), who would also supply a complete assembly or parts, I believe.
Cheers,
Gernot H.

* open the link or any post by user "busidit" and click on the user name, then click on the "Contact" tab. Depending on whether you and busidit have permitted direct e-mails, you can correspond by e-mail or only via the forum "contact" function.

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PuffinInTegel

Thu, 03/26/2026 - 16:45

Look for user kungfooflea . She is also a member of the Facebook group "People who love Mirror sailing dinghies".
The rudder dimensions are outlined in chapter 3 of the class rules (https://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/MIR2015CR140715-[19058].pdf) and the measurement form (https://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/MIR2009MeasurementFormv1-[7212].pdf ) if anyone wishes to start from scratch.
Cheers,
Gernot H.