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Post by jonathantwite on Jul 17, 2012 14:39:16 GMT
Is there any recommended method to attach the rudder stock to the boat so that I won't loose it if the flimsy metal flap holding it on bends/brakes? My boat has a centre-main and so I am struggling to find anywhere to tie on to without drilling holes in the boat...
What do people do/use?
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Post by casablanca on Jul 17, 2012 14:58:43 GMT
I haven't got the metal clip on my rudder, I've just got a thickish piece of bungee looped over it. I turtled recently & it stayed in place no problem.
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Post by pegasus on Jul 17, 2012 19:41:53 GMT
I don't use anything to keep the rudder secure to the boat, in case I ground out which means the rudder will jump off the back. However to stop loosing it I have tied a short loop of rope to the stock and attach that to the pintles on the boat. You may find that this little bit of rope may be an insurance requirement anyway. It is certainly in the small print on my insurance policy!
Simon
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Post by paultp on Jul 18, 2012 9:43:38 GMT
Rule 8 b of the class rules published on the web site says "The rudder (i.e. blade and stock) and the tiller, must float if detached from the boat."
So you shouldn't lose it if it comes off, you just may need help to get it back. ;D
I used to have a Skinner wood up and down dagger rudder and remember pulling it up to check for weed at the nationals at Hunts in 1997. I pulled it clear of the stock and the momentum of the pull caused it to slip from my hands. One of the boats that passed me kindly plucked it from the water and threw it back to me (Tim Hogan if I remember rightly). Hey ho!
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Post by jonathantwite on Jul 18, 2012 10:00:23 GMT
Last evening I found that I could take a short piece of string from the lower pintle on the boat to the upper gudgeon on the rudder and that should be ok for most occasions.
I don't like trusting things not to sink...
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Post by godfrey on Jul 18, 2012 16:41:44 GMT
The steel clips are pretty bulletproof if correctly fitted, unlike the plastic ones which degraded in UV light.
As an alternative to the clip, a Fast-Pin (with a thin retaining cord) in the top pintle works 100% but you need the long pre-drilled pin pintle from Seasure.
Since rudders don't come off any more, the quick-release clam-cleats for the downhaul line have become popular in case you hit something solid and the rudder won't budge. All Winder boats use these as standard but they are very stubborn to release. They wont release if you drive into mud but do go 'ping' if you hit a rock. I've tested that.
GGG
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