Where in Oregon are you sailing? I found the current on the Willamette River could sometimes overpower my rudder, more so on the Columbia River, on Dexter Resevoir or Detroit Lake it would depend on how much water was being released by the dams, but on Fern Ridge Resevoir things were calmer, but the marina is tight for space. Steve M-15 # 335 ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Ledger" <johnledger@aoi.org> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 3:46 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: steering M15 with motor Mark, Thanks, makes perfect sense. This is a very helpful forum. -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Mark Gaffney Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 1:49 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: steering M15 with motor John, your rudder will be slow to respond until you have enough water moving around it. My guess is by the time you do a loop, you have enough moving water to make your rudder responsive. This allows you to overcome the offset of your outboard. You just have a tight situation in your marina. I don't think you are doing anything wrong other than expecting the helm to react without adequate forward movement. It sounds like you have overcome the issue by doing a loop. Cheers, Mark SF Bay ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virus Database: 3162/6286 - Release Date: 04/30/13