We just had our rudder pin replaced here in Mazatlan. When we hauled the boat out for bottom paint the boat yard pointed out a little rudder wobble. It was fairly minor, but we decided to have it fixed. Good thing, as the pin was very corroded and had separated from the support bar that bolts on above the lower rudder fairing. There are some pictures on my blog at
http://svventured.wordpress.com/2012/05 ... yard-life/ I think we caught a small problem before it could have become a big problem. I feel a lot better knowing the rudder should be solid for years to come. We just had a new slightly larger pin welded in, I have to say your fix looks much nicer but when cruising you sometimes have to settle for the lowest cost repair vs the prettiest!