[Rhodes22-list] Rudder Downhaul

[Peter Nyberg]

Peter,

Instead of hijacking a thread, you could create a new one by changing the subject line.

On my boat, there are two holes in the forward edge of the rudder blade (see pic #1).  Lines with stopper knots are fed through these holes in opposite directions.  These lines then go into a channel at the forward edge of the upper part of the rudder, and come out below the tiller (see pic #2).  Then the lines go into a vice-like device that's tightened with a star-knob.

What I've described as two lines is really one line that loops over the tiller, and then back down.

There are lots of variations as to clamping/cleating hardware, but that's the basic routing.

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)

> On 2023-06-06, at 22:46:09 EDT, recorderguy2001 at yahoo.com wrote:
>
> I don't mean to hijack the thread, but this topic reminded me that I've been 
> meaning to ask the list about how the rudder down haul is supposed to be rigged. 
>  My boat came to me with no down haul.  There's a small cleat for the up haul 
> (or whatever it's called) but I don't see a comparable cleat for the down haul.  
> I see the hole in the rudder where the line gets tied, after that, how does this 
> line run? 
> 
> Thanks, you may now return to your regularly scheduled subject.
> 
> Peter
> 

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