Good point! On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 12:12 PM, Dave Scobie <scoobscobie@gmail.com> wrote:
my checklist is always this just before launching and just before pulling boat onto trailer -
* centerboard up (always check before launching in case someone loosened the pennant). * motor up * rudder up
when i first got my M15 i had a written list that i checked things off as they were done.
-- :: Dave Scobie :: former M15 owner - www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - www.m17-375.webs.com
On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 11:07 AM, Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> wrote:
Was hoping for some of your imput, Dave. I believe I have one of those earlier IDA rudders. I will leave it alone and work some failsafe features into it so I can keep it designed length. I forgot it is also part of the lateral resistance figured into the boat balance. thanks, Tom B
On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 11:25 AM, Dave Scobie <scoobscobie@gmail.com> wrote:
DON'T shorten the rudder! this can cause all sorts of problems, especially as you heal the boat. the deep spade rudder Jerry designs is one, of many, reasons the M15, M17 and Sage 17 sail so well.
the rudder when down is about the draft of the boat when the centerboard is down. when the rudder is up (the sliding kind as designed by Jerry) is just slightly higher than the shoal keel.
the early Ruddercraft rudders were to Jerry's specifications in size (depth, length & width). Ruddercraft no longer makes 'custom' rudders and only a few foils are offered. the ones i've seen are not to Jerry's spec.
-- :: Dave Scobie :: former M15 owner - www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - www.m17-375.webs.com
On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 8:37 AM, Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> wrote:
Nice report, John. I have a used IDA kickup rudder on mine and cannot lower it completely with the boat on the trailer even though the cb housing sits at least a foot above the driveway. Am considering cutting the bottom of it off so I can at least haul the boat out of the water without dragging the end of the rudder on the launch ramp if I forget to raise the rudder before hauling it out. Holy cow if I forget about that rudder and try to back the boat anywhere, could be curtains for a rudder gudgeon or two. Glad to hear you are enjoying the craft already. fair winds, Tom B