RE: Kick-up Rudder
Eric Johnson (etj@nwlink.com)
Sun, 5 Sep 1999 08:13:21 -0700
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> A previous owner of my P19 built a custom (funky) kick-up rudder
> which, by
> the time I got it, lacked any controls other than a length of shock cord
> tied between the two sections. I've managed to build a set of controls
> that are semi-functional but still don't get the job done right: either I
> can't get it to stay down reliably or I end up sooner or later with the
> control line jammed between the two sections. I would appreciate it if
> someone with a gifted hand would diagram or sketch (or
> photograph?) a stock
> rudder control system I can use as a guide, or with a gift for words,
> simply a description of what runs where using what kind of fittings.
The bad news is even a properly rigged kick-up rudder either doesn't hold
the lower blade down properly or has so much slop and backlash to be really
annoying.
Tim, what are you doing today? I was thinking of heading down and doing some
more work on my boat (I've just rewired most of it and installed a bigger
circuit panel). You're welcome to go down with me and check out my rudder.