# Kick Up rudder stuck

**URL:** <https://forum.clcboats.com/t/kick-up-rudder-stuck/49671>\
**Category:** Builder's Forum\
**Created:** [August 7, 2022, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/kick-up-rudder-stuck/49671 "2022-08-07T07:46:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gabriel\_Luiz\_Guedelh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Gabriel\_Luiz\_Guedelh](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Gabriel_Luiz_Guedelh)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/kick-up-rudder-stuck/49671/1 "2022-08-07T07:46:13Z")

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Hi everyone,&nbsp;

I just finished putting together a kickup rudder fo the NE dory. The instruction that came with it a very minimalist but having done the whole boat a year before I think I new what to do. But after putting everything together the rudder blade barelly moves in any direction, trying to use the rope to pull down is a no go. I'm not sure what I did wrong but here's the discription of how I did it.&nbsp;

I started with the head, used epoxy and cellophil mix to put together one side of the head and the middle part, clamped, cleaned the spills the best I could and applied epoxy in the whole thing since it would be submerged, also applied epoxy in the other side too.&nbsp;

Sanded everything smooth before glueig the other side of the head, clamped, cleaned the internal spills with a stick and a rag. After the epoxy cured I noticed a few drops inside that I sended down using a sandpaper glued to a piece of wood that fit the gap.&nbsp;

Shaped the blade foil and tried to fit into the rudder head. It would come up easily so I sanded the thing a bit more and epoxied it. Sanded smooth.&nbsp;

Still a little hard to fit in but I don't think sanding the whole thing thinner is a smart idea.&nbsp;

Any idea?&nbsp;