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John Russell
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Initially Posted - 04/18/2007 :  14:06:17  Show Profile
When I bought Kaija, she came with an Idasailor kick-up rudder. Since she's a wing keel, I'm not sure I see the point once the boat is off the trailer. With that in mind, is there a problem securing the rudder in the lowered position thereby disabling the "kick-up" feature
John Russell
1999 C250 SR/WK #410
Bay Village, Ohio
Sailing Lake Erie
Don't Postpone Joy!
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jking
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Response Posted - 04/18/2007 :  15:21:23  Show Profile
I have the Ida rudder on my 250 WB, and of course the kick up feature of this rudder makes sense for my boat.

If I were you, I would maintain the potential safety feature of the kick up rudder by securing it in the down position with a delrin 'shear pin' (Ida supplied several with my rudder.) This will keep the rudder down when sailing, but fail if the rudder strikes an object, so that the rudder and boat transom are protected. The pin is threaded and held in place with a stainless nut, so it is easy to remove, even from aboard the boat.

Hope this helps.
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willy
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Response Posted - 04/19/2007 :  09:09:23  Show Profile
John,
Do you have a pic of the sheer pin set-up? I used my own tiller for the IDA kick-up and while I love it's performance, sometimes keeping the rudder all the way down has been a challenge. I am currently using a cam cleat I mounted on top of the tiller bracket and it chews through line at a pretty good pace.
Willy
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/19/2007 :  09:58:17  Show Profile
I had a kickup rudder on my last boat and it had a habit of kicking up at the most inopportune times!
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jking
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Response Posted - 04/19/2007 :  13:02:07  Show Profile
I currently don't have a picture, but may be able to get one this weekend and post it.
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