A couple of questions:
I have a rudder that has a "kick-up" feature. It has a tendency to rise as the boat gains speed, but there is no part of the rudder that is designed to keep the rudder at it's full down position. Aside from tightening the pivot bolt, is this set up suppost to have a pin or somthing to secure it in the full down position?
Also I am a little confused about the centerboard operation. The device is controled by a lever which (I suppose) allows the user to select what depth the centerboard is set at. When I purchased the boat the fella set the centerboard at about a "middle" position (which was then secured by a small line which attached to the board between the trunk and the seat. Yesterday we had the centerboard at the full down position and the boat tended to dtrift sideways as if the devise was failing to do it's job. As I thought stability would be at a greater degree, and the "drift" occured, I am confused as to the proper setting(s).
All help greatly appreciated,
P.Mitchell
Paul Mitchell (theluke816-at-earthlink.net)