Bill Longyard
Winston-Salem, NC
SV "Brave Scooter"
JBlumhorst@aol.com wrote:
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
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> Hi Eric,
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> I think that eventually I will buy or make a one piece (non kick-up) rudder
> for our P19 and I may as well start collecting ideas now. Right now I'm busy
> just "gook 'n puttying" every bolt and screw on the boat. It leaks like a
> sieve above the waterline.
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> Would you be so kind as to send me via email a copy of your sketch for your
> "high aspect ratio" rudder blade. I'm more conversant with "high aspect"
> sails than blades and would like to see how you define the curve of the blade.
> What's the math? I'm also interested in where you propose putting the tiller
> swing bolt for the 270 swing.
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> With your permission, I'll put the sketches up on my website for all to see.
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> Regards,
>
> Judith Blumhorst, DC
> WWP-19 #266 "Red Wing"
> SF Bay, CA
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> In a message dated 1/30/99 8:58:50 AM Pacific Standard Time, ej@tx3.com
> writes:
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> > I think a strong, lightweight, high-aspect glass rudder (with neutral
> > buoyancy below the waterline) would work well - you could just pop the
> whole
> > thing out and easily stow it. I've sketched out a few designs. If I ever
> > build one of 'em, I am also going to put the tiller pivot point on a bit of
> > a cantilever hanging off the rear of the blade, in such a way that for
> > stowage, i can take the rudder from its normal sailing horizontal position,
> > and flip it up, over, and back 270 degrees so it folds back along the blade
> > to make it easier to fit in the truck.
> >