Kick up rudder

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Kick up rudder

Postby John Stevens » Sun May 04, 2008 8:37 pm

What do you guys use to get the kick up rudder back down once it's kicked up? My Precision 23 has a line on the forward part of the rudder that runs up through the tiller. Anyone rig a line on these?

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Postby calden » Sun May 04, 2008 8:58 pm

I bend over the transom and push it down and tighten the wingnut. I love small boats.

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down haul

Postby Roger » Mon May 05, 2008 12:13 am

I too had a line that ran from the forward part of the rudder so that a yank on the cord brought the rudder down. Instead of line however, I used a bungee cord. At the top end I use a clam cleat.
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Postby John Stevens » Mon May 05, 2008 8:17 am

Roger,

Did you drill a hole in the rudder blade? How did you attach the bungee to the blade?

TIA,

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