[Rhodes22-list] Rory and other new boat owners re rudder

[Rory Orkin]

As you can see , it looks like the situation you described.. Rudder in down
and forward position does hit the turning bar. In the 2nd picture you can
see how curved front edge of rudder allows downhaul to become pinched.
I assume it is rigged properly with downhaul running inside rudder housing
but would need to run forward of the turning bar if reinstalled.. Correct ??
If I take out the turning bar.. What would prevent this pinching ??


stanleyl wrote:
> 
> our crew missed the point.
> 
> when we heard some owners had their rudder blade downhaul line catch
> occasionally we asked our trained crew to put on a turning bar.
> 
> the rudder blade is intended to be used fully down and as far forward as
> it can go.  this takes it under the hull so that it has the effect of a
> spade blade and offers zero helm.
> 
> not understanding this, some turning bars where mounted too far aft so
> that the blade, which is normally stopped by coming in contact with the
> spacer in the rudder head, would instead be stopped by hitting the turning
> bar.  after some amount of use this loosened the two turning bar screws
> and may have even resulted in more tiller helm than wanted.
> 
> try your rudder without replacing this turning bar and if things work
> fine, forget about putting the turning bar back.  if you do want to put it
> back, locate it so that the blade gets stopped by contact with the rudder
> cheeks spacer instead of by this turning bar.  
> 
> if neither works take the usual two aspirins and call me in the morning.
> 
> stan/gbi
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