Dave, sw and John, Thanks for clear info on mahogany rudder raising. Attached is a photo of mast raising at L. Sonoma. Bill -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of swwheatley@comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 10:50 AM To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' Subject: Re: M_Boats: Rudder Craft Kick Up Rudder Usual practice involves running a line (1/4" seems typical) from a pad-eye mounted high on the transom just to one side of the rudder down to a hole drilled in the rudder (near the waterline vertically and near the leading edge laterally) and back up to a cleat (usually a horn cleat or cam cleat) opposite the pad-eye on the other side of the rudder. Newer boats can use a hole drilled in the lip where the deck meets the hull in place of the pad-eye. I have an older boat (no lip to speak of) and I am thinking of putting two flared copper pipes through holes drilled in the transom and bedded in goop to keep the transom core dry. That would avoid cluttering the transom with more hardware, avoid any chance of the rudder hitting said hardware, and allow me to mount the cleat inside the cockpit. All just theoretical at this point. -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com> On Behalf Of Bill Dixon Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 10:57 AM To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: M_Boats: Rudder Craft Kick Up Rudder What is the best way to place and hold the mahogany rudder in its UP position? Bill M-17 Robbin Windsor, CA -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Dave Scobie Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 7:20 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Rudder Craft Kick Up Rudder The solid mahogany one piece rudders that Jerry made are very good and not at all prone to failure. In the 'up' position they are higher than the keel (centerboard up). If you believe the rudder shape isn't right look online for a NACA12 foil and make a template to confirm the shape of your boat's. Very easy to refine the shape on a nice piece of wood. :: Dave Scobie :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com On Tue, Jun 12, 2018, 7:14 AM Kevin Sandwick <ksandwick@hotmail.com> wrote:
Just curious, Is anybody using the Rudder Craft High Performance Kick Up Rudder on an M-17 ?
Not an inexpensive modification. Any thoughts?
Thanks
Kevin
