Jim,

I'm sorry to hear that you have not been feeling well. I was going to inquire about your progress this weekend as you hadn't posted in a while. Get a good night's rest, have a good breakfast on a sunny morning, take the fuse outside and hopefully some energy will come back - you're almost there! I'll post some motivational photos in a couple of weeks or so if you like - I'm close to being done on the finish at my end (albeit, with a cold at present...).

By the way, if you have a dremel tool, put a sanding drum on it and hit the epoxy run, it will come right out. Just careful not to gouge the rudder wood surrounding it. Some masking tape helps. A steady hand is also needed. Do the last bit with a flat sanding bar.

David.