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Dewwey
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Initially Posted - 05/16/2004 :  09:34:57  Show Profile
We were at the lake yesterday. We are at the dock ready to load out when another sailboat was pulling down to launch. As it gets near the water dad gets out, has the family get in the boat. The dad then places the rudder on the boat, but it touches the ground. So dad walks to his tow truck and whips out his handy 5 piece dewalt tool kit and while on the ramp, takes the circular saw and starts cutting the rudder off, piece by piece, until the rudder goes on and doesn't touch the ground. Three cuts and about a foot. A handy way to fix a common problem,lol. Dad puts the tool kit away, picks up the pieces, never looks at everyone and launches his boat. Dew LOL
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Ben - FL
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Response Posted - 05/16/2004 :  20:52:49  Show Profile  Visit Ben - FL's Homepage
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Arlyn Stewart
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Response Posted - 05/16/2004 :  23:06:55  Show Profile  Visit Arlyn Stewart's Homepage
I rarely argue with what works for the other guy.... but I do sometimes slip off and shake my head
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/17/2004 :  10:16:49  Show Profile
Gees, I don't know if I could bite my tongue if I saw someone sawing off their rudder to get the boat down the ramp.

For someone to arbitrarily saw off part of his rudder simply tells me that this person doesn't have a clue about the <i>basic</i> mechanics of sailing.
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Keith D.
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Response Posted - 05/17/2004 :  11:45:49  Show Profile
He obviously didn’t know how important the bottom portion of the rudder is. I remember one time I was sailing my Lido 14 in San Diego bay and broke the rudder. Not wanting to loose the sailing time for the weekend I started looking around for a substitute. The Lido’s rudder was in about four prices and there was no hope fixing it. What I found was an old Hobie cat rudder. It was the same length and the same width at the top. The only difference was the Lido rudder was squared off at the bottom and the Hobie rudder was tapered almost to a point. With a little modification it was on the back of the Lido. Everything was fine until I started heading up wind and started healing over. I would just get my feet into the hiking straps and be leaned out over the rail and the rudder would loose grip and the boat would come around and snap upright just about putting me in the water. As soon as it went upright again the rudder would grab and the boat would heal over again and the process would repeat. Anyone watching this knew there must have been a nut at the helm. And this was all from about 3-4 square inches at the bottom of the rudder. Even though it was the same length there wasn’t as much surface at the bottom. I sailed for the rest of the weekend but in a boat, which was a lot more tender. If I kept her flat she was fine but let her heal over 40 degrees she would snap back upright on me.
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Oscar
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Response Posted - 05/17/2004 :  19:22:17  Show Profile  Visit Oscar's Homepage
Keith.....sounds like me in a 250WB with a third gen (shortie) rudder...

I thought shortening the rudder only works if you remove the same amount from the keel....

Oscar
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