[Rhodes22-list] Another rudder downhaul question

Rory Orkin roryorkin at earthlink.net
Sun Dec 10 11:10:43 EST 2006


I have the boat wrapped up for the winter and will have all that time to
ponder the leak problem. :-)  I don't remember how the hatch hinges are
bolted through.. Perhaps it is leaking through a bolt hole at the back of
the lazarette hatch
I would appreciate you looking at the downhaul rigging.
                                            Rory

Woten wrote:
> 
> 
> Rory,
>  
> Clearly prop fouling with a slack line would be a function of how much 
> slack 
> there is in the line.  There can be slack in our line when  the rudder is 
> pulled down, but not nearly enough to get to the prop (I  think) - besides
> I snub 
> that line down when the rudder is pulled down so  that the line will not 
> float anywhere near the prop.  Our boat will be  hauled this Thurs and
> I'll 
> examine the downhaul arrangement then and get back to  you, my impression
> is that 
> the downhaul that runs inside your rudder stop runs  outside on ours, but
> I'll 
> check.
>  
> Did you ever resolve your leak issue?
>  
> Dave
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