[Rhodes22-list] Rudder uphaul

[Bruce Greenwald]

Peter, thanks, and you are quite right as to my intended reference.  In the case of the line used to pull the rudder down, I had always used a 257 Clam Cleat, both because it was easy to secure and and I liked the way the release worked in the event the rudder hit bottom.  Several years ago when I had a rudder head failure Stan sent a new one with the GB “friction  handle” - not sure what else to call it.  For me, it hasn’t worked as well or as easily but I’ve been too lazy to convert back to the Clam cleat.

As to the lance cleat, there is a marina nearby that just might have one.  If not, then I will have to shop online - Google turned up several potential sources.

> On Jun 23, 2023, at 2:46 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:
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> I think in some cases we’re getting confused between the two lines on the rudder.  One line pulls the rudder mostly out of the water for times when it IS NOT in use, the other pulls the rudder into a forward position for times when it IS in use.  Both of these lines are pulled in an upward direction, which is perhaps why the term ‘uphaul’ results in some ambiguity.
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> In Bruce’s post that started this thread, he was talking about the line that pulls the rudder out of the water.  For this line, at least in some cases, General Boats used a ‘lance cleat’ mounted on the back (aft) edge of the rudder. (There’s also one on my traveler.)
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> —Peter
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>> On 2023-06-23, at 09:22:36 EDT, Ric Stott wrote:
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>> I use the same cleat, mounted more forward and on the starboard side of the 
>> tiller. 
>> RIC
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