Shel Silverstein missing rudder piece

[jules laverne]

HI! The rudder on my Victoria 18 is missing what i might call(if i knew anything) a brass lower rudder pin. I have no idea how to find the right size or even what to ask for. Any advice out there?

[tager]

Pin-tle ??

[jules laverne]

uhh, i don't know. I am a fairly new sailor and a human with little mechanical knowledge or vocab for same. what is a pin-tle?

[hummingway]

Have a look at this:
File:Pintle and gudgeon rudder system scheme.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[KestrelBuck]

Although it was some time ago, I bought my gudgeons and pintles from Jamestown Distributors:

Boat Building and Woodworking Supplies

Hope you find what you need.

[jules laverne]

thank you all. i should have taken a picture! it could be a rudder shaft too, will keep poking about. thanks again