Picture attached of rudder lifting line on my M17. This is one of the 17d with the new deck and transom orientation, meaning no outboard motor cut out. For this style of 17 to the port of the rudder you drill a hole through the hull/deck joint. This is solid layup bonded together so more than strong enough. Run the line through the hole and put in 8 knot at the end. The line goes down through the hole in the rudder and up to a cleat on the starboard side of the rudder on the transom. Simple quick and easy. For the M17s with a outboard motor cut out there is no hull/deck joint to drill through. You put an eye bolt through bolted through the transom to the port of the rudder and tie the control line. Run the line through the rudder hole and cleat on the starboard side transom cleat. If you want pictures I can take them when I return to Golden from my Florida boat delivery. :: Dave Scobie On Jan 22, 2016 12:47 PM, "Bob Eeg" <montgomeryboats@hotmail.com> wrote:
Jazz The rudder has a hole (see photo) that a fixed line from an eyestrap on the top of the transome, runs down, thru the hole and back up to a Cam Cleat. Pull the line and the rudder slides up About 12 inches or so. Cleat it off.
Here's a photo of the normal wood rudder and 2 generations of the Ida Sailor rudder that Gary Hyde provided. (Thanks Gary)
New wood rudders are available at Royce Boat Shop in Newport Beach. His number is (949) 280-8849. Yes, JO boat works in Texas does excellent work as well.
Bob (949) 489-8227
