> When in the water, the
> bottom portion of our rudder tends to drift backwards
> as we go forward. This forces me to secure the tie
> down line to keep it straight down when underway.
> When we grounded, this forced the rudder up and out of
> its brackets instead of just causing the bottom
> portion to kick back.
Hi Webgang,
I have posted a sketch of a very elegant, simple design for a spring loaded
kick-up rudder. It's an adaptation of the spring-loaded system used on the
Force 5 Rudder.
<A HREF="http://members.aol.com/norma1002/Springruddr.html">P19 Rudder -
Spring-loaded Kick-up Design
</A>
Judy B