[Rhodes22-list] chewing rope

[Lou Rosenberg]

Joe

I had to design my own rudder  clutch this year and took exact  
measurements recently on my rudder control line which seemed a bit  
long but never got fouled by my prop.   10FT long
I'll be taking pics of my rudder clutch which is basically  a bolt  
fastened to a pc of teak on the stern side  of the rudder head with  
two SS fender washers
as clamps for the rope and a nice new ABS covered brass threaded wing  
nut.  I still have to put a safety line on the ABS wing nut so it  
wont get lost.
Lou
s/v Miracles
Rockaway Inlet
Bklyn
On Jul 9, 2009, at 8:07 AM, Joe Babb wrote:

> Our boat has Stan's steering system where the motor turns with the
> rudder.  So I had always used the steering system until a week ago on
> our Oriental trip when I left the engine locked straight ahead,  
> left the
> steering linkage disconnected,  and steered with the rudder for a  
> short
> while.  The line which raises the rudder seems to have gotten chewed
> upon by the prop during a hard turn to port.  Either that or the crabs
> in Pamlico Sound were bored.  Has anyone else had a problem with that
> line?  Maybe it is just a shade too long?  I haven't changed it  
> from its
> factory setting.
> Joe
>
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