motor prop rudder chomps...
Thos. Westerman (thomasw@vanion.com)
Mon, 19 Jul 1999 10:35:51 -0600
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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>The biggest problem I've had with rudder only turning is cranking it in to
>the propeller. At this point, (now that the rudder looks like it's been
>shark-bit) if you or anyone else has any ideas on rudder
>clearance pertaining to the propeller, I'd like to hear it. I
My rudder came with a film of brass that had been folded over the trailing
edge of the rudder where the prop might meet it. It works good, but
trouble is it is factored for when the rudder is down (its the kick up
type) and the worse problem with prop nicks is when the rudder is in the
kick up position. Maybe need to get more brass film and screws.