[Rhodes22-list] another rudder problem

[Steve Alm]

Tom, Saroj, and Rummy,

I don't think Tom is talking about the clip on the pintal/gudgeon.  I
interpret the "stopper thingy" as the piece of hardware that grabs the
rudder downhaul.  The GB design is a little plastic plate that tightens down
on the rudder line with a thumb screw.  Is that it Tom?  If so, I had the
same problem.  It kept slipping, so I replaced the GB thingy with a small
cam cleat like the one that the rudder up haul line goes through.  It's
quick, easy and never slips.  There is one caveat to this--if you run
aground, something's got to give.  I'm pretty sure that the little cleat
would break long before the rudder, so I keep a spare onboard.  I try to be
always mindful of hitting the bottom because of this.  No mishaps in two
years of docking where it's shallow and beaching often.

Slim



On 6/2/03 7:49 AM, "SVTRITON at aol.com" <SVTRITON at aol.com> wrote:

> hi all
> while sailing this weekend..(not yesterday winds were 25-35 in baltimore) i
> suddenly developed a great resistence in the tiller and a loss of control...i
> turned around and saw that my rudder had popped up....the stopper thingy had
> released...i was not aground and was doing about six knots on a beat, crossing
> a 
> power boat wake....i reset the rudder pushing the stopper thingy back in but
> it popped out again...this happened about 4 times so i just tied the rudder to
> the tiller to keep it down...my question is do i have to get a new stopper
> thingy or does it adjust in some way???
> thanks for the help....o i used my ups on friday in about 10 knots of
> wind..on a broad reach...worked like a charm..but i found out that when the
> wind dies 
> the ups doesnt help much
> best
> tom
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